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Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion at the end of his career, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, a flamboyant and amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia where the hottest international LGBT athletes compete. It's the start of a bumpy and joyful ride - Faster, Higher, Stronger.
The Shiny Shrimps (2019) is a comedy film directed by Maxime Govare, released on May 8, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët and Michaël Abiteboul. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 484 ratings.
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Nicolas Gob
as Matthias Le Goff
Alban Lenoir
as Jean
Geoffrey Couët
as Xavier
Michaël Abiteboul
as Cédric
David Baïot
as Alex
Jonathan Louis
as Le gogo dancer
Pierre Samuel
as Bertrand
Thomas Croisière
as Pascal
Romain Lancry
as Damien
Romain Brau
as Fred
Roland Menou
as Joël
Félix Martinez
as Vincent
Directed by Maxime Govare, written by Romain Choay, Cédric Le Gallo and Maxime Govare.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 484 ratings.
I liked this! I am not going to pretend it is in any way groundbreaking; indeed in many ways it reinforces some pretty infantile stereotypes. A world class straight swimmer (Nicolas Gob) makes derogatory remarks about a gay reporter and is "sentenced" to look after the French gay water polo team by way of punishment. They turn out to be the worst kind of sporting team imaginable - but add swimming trunks…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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The main cast of The Shiny Shrimps (2019) includes Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët, Michaël Abiteboul and David Baïot. The film was directed by Maxime Govare. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Shiny Shrimps was released on May 8, 2019 and runs for 1h 43m.
The Shiny Shrimps (2019) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 484 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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