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The Shiny Shrimps

2019 · 103 min

A buoyant, big-hearted crowd-pleaser that trades easy laughs for genuine warmth as mismatched worlds slowly learn to swim together.

Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët

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.

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Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
identity
friendship
redemption
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Written by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baïot, Jonathan Louis, Pierre Samuel, Thomas Croisière
Cinematography: Jérôme Alméras
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France
Languages: Spanish, French, English, German

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