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The Shiny Shrimps

The Shiny Shrimps

20196.61h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Cédric Le Gallo
Written by Romain Choay, Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $4.6M

Top Cast

Nicolas Gob

Nicolas Gob

Matthias Le Goff

Alban Lenoir

Alban Lenoir

Jean

Geoffrey Couët

Geoffrey Couët

Xavier

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Cédric

David Baïot

David Baïot

Alex

Jonathan Louis

Jonathan Louis

Le gogo dancer

Pierre Samuel

Pierre Samuel

Bertrand

Thomas Croisière

Thomas Croisière

Pascal

Romain Lancry

Romain Lancry

Damien

Romain Brau

Romain Brau

Fred

Themes & Keywords

homophobialgbt athletegay pridegay friendqueergay theme

About The Shiny Shrimps

The Shiny Shrimps is a comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of homophobia, lgbt athlete, gay pride, gay friend, queer, gay theme. Directed by Cédric Le Gallo, it stars Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët. 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.

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