The Shiny Shrimps
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French | Les Crevettes pailletées |
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Cinematography | Jérôme Alméras |
Edited by | Samuel Danési |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures International |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Shiny Shrimps (French: Les Crevettes pailletées) is a 2019 French sports comedy film directed by Cédric Le Gallo and Maxime Govare.[1] The film stars Nicolas Gob as Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic swimming champion who makes a homophobic comment in a television interview, and is disciplined by the national swim team with the responsibility of coaching a gay water polo team who aspire to compete in the Gay Games.[2]
The film premiered at the L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival on 19 January 2019, and was released theatrically in France on 8 May 2019.
Synopsis[]
Mathias Le Goff is a world vice-champion swimmer. After making homophobic comments during a television interview, he was sanctioned to train the glittering Shiny Shrimp, a gay water polo team, for three months for their participation in the Gay Games in Croatia. Two worlds that everything seems to oppose will have to team up as best they can.
Cast[]
- Nicolas Gob as Matthias Le Goff
- Alban Lenoir as Jean
- Michaël Abiteboul as Cédric
- David Baïot as Alex
- Romain Lancry as Damien
- Roland Menou as Joël
- Geoffrey Couët as Xavier
- Romain Brau as Fred
- Félix Martinez as Vincent
- Maïa Quesemand as Victoire
- Pierre Samuel as Bertrand
- Jean-Louis Barcelona as Hervé Langlois
- Yvon Back as President of French Swimming Federation
Reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 28 critics. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Shiny Shrimps traffics in cliche, but for fans of inspirational underdog stories, the results may be too uplifting to resist."[3]
Movie received much support in public through popular presentations that included local LGBT/queer athletes.
Authors presenting the movie Berlin's MonGay program of Kino International, 2019
'Berlin Aquaholics' water polo players joined for talk
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the film remained a popular suggestion in LGBT+ media listings of video on demand.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "« Les Crevettes pailletées » opte pour un éloge convenu de la différence". Le Monde, May 8, 2019.
- ^ Boyd Van Hoeij, "'The Shiny Shrimps' ('Les Crevettes pailletees'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2019.
- ^ "The Shiny Shrimps (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Queerfilmnacht - Rückblick". 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Die glitzernden Garnelen – SISSYMAG" (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
External links[]
- 2019 films
- French-language films
- 2019 comedy films
- 2019 LGBT-related films
- 2010s French-language films
- 2010s sports comedy films
- French films
- French LGBT-related films
- French sports comedy films
- Gay-related films
- LGBT-related sports comedy films
- Water polo films
- 2010s French film stubs