The Shiny Shrimps

2019 1h 43m FR

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 484

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nicolas Gob
Matthias Le Goff
Alban Lenoir
Jean
Geoffrey Couët
Xavier
Michaël Abiteboul
Cédric
David Baïot
Alex
Jonathan Louis
Le gogo dancer
Pierre Samuel
Bertrand
Thomas Croisière
Pascal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cédric Le Gallo
Writers: Romain Choay, Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo
Languages: Spanish, French, English, German
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Spanish, French, English, German.

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ERA

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Part of the "The Shiny Shrimps - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cédric Le Gallo, shot by Jérôme Alméras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Nicolas Gob and Alban Lenoir and Geoffrey Couët carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6918220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cédric Le Gallo directs. Jérôme Alméras behind the camera. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in Spanish, French, English, German.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Spanish, French, English, German.
4Part of the "The Shiny Shrimps - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Cédric Le Gallo, shot by Jérôme Alméras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Nicolas Gob and Alban Lenoir and Geoffrey Couët carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6918220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jérôme Alméras
Production design: Nicolas Migot
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $4,645,750
Return: 133% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

Part of

The Shiny Shrimps - Saga

Collection of the Shiny Shrimps movies

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Cédric Le Gallo

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps
2022 · ★ 6.3

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CinemaSerf2022-03-28
★ 7/10
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 (sometimes!) and the film tells the story of how he manages to get them to the Gay Games in Croatia. It is a predictable but fun romp, nonetheless. In a genre frequently super-charged with political correctness and sex; this is just a bit of fun. Give it a go - it will make you smile.

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