Rent The Shiny Shrimps (2019)
3.4 of 5 from 140 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- Water polo team 'The Shiny Shrimps ' have little hope of achieving their goal to compete in the world's biggest LGBTQ+ sporting event, the Gay Games. Their undisciplined behaviour (in and out of the pool) has team captain Jean searching for a new coach to whip the Shrimps into shape. He arrives in the form of World Silver Medallist swimmer Matthias Le Goff (Nicolas Gob) who, after making a homophobic remark on live TV, is offered redemption by means of training and reigning in the flamboyant Shrimps.
- Actors:
- Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baïot, Romain Lancry, Roland Menoux, Geoffrey Couët, Romain Brau, Félix Martinez, Maïa Quesemand, Pierre Samuel, Camille Thomas-Colombier, Jean-Louis Barcelona, Yvon Back, Anaïs Gilbert, Jimmy Conchou, Ingrid Graziani, Hugo Hermal, Timoté Herman, Sonia Hell
- Directors:
- Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo
- Producers:
- Edouard Duprey, Igor Nola, Renaud Chélélékian
- Writers:
- Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
- Aka:
- Les crevettes pailletées
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Lesbian & Gay
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/01/2020
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.12:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Playing The Shiny Shrimps
- Creating The Shiny Shrimps
- Boys Boys Boys Shrimp-A-Long
- Le Making Of
- La Premiere
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Reviews (7) of The Shiny Shrimps
Redemption Wins Through - The Shiny Shrimps review by CP Customer
A joyous film covering the lead up to and appearance of the Shinny Shrimps water polo team at a gay games event being held in Split. Add to that the involvement of a crack swimmer who passed some homophobic remark on TV and as he had played water polo as youth is tasked with getting the team to the games. He succeeds in getting them to the games, which becomes an event in itself!
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Predictable and Disappointing - The Shiny Shrimps review by WH
Yes- the actors and dialogue are French - but after this basic fact sinks in you will realise its actually a US movie made with US dollars and for a mainstream US audience.
I found it very formulaic and predictable. We’ve all seen this story many and many times before- made for mainstream US audiences. Think ‘Blades of Glory” for example.
To be honest - I found it homophobic. OK for straights- it just reinforces their normal prejudices of how gay men are supposed to be - but for a gay man like me- well- next time I will ensure I really DO select a proper French Film!
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Very Amusing - The Shiny Shrimps review by IG
This film will not test your intellectual ability, but, will make you laugh, and, it is certainly not boring. A feelgood movie with some tragic moments, well worth a watch.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.