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The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps

2022 · 113 min

A warm, boisterous comedy that mixes broad laughs with genuine heart, even when the journey turns tense.

Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baïot

Overview: Two years after the death of Jean, Matthias, the coach, decides to take Selime, a young man from the suburbs he believes is gay, to accompany the Shiny Shrimps to the Gay Games in Tokyo, on a trip to pay tribute to their friend who left too early. But after they miss their connection, they find themselves stranded in Russia, in one of the not the most gay-friendly regions in the world. The start of a crazy adventure as incredible as it is perilous.

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Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baïot

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
found family
grief
survival
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Written by: Romain Choay, Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baïot, Romain Lancry, Roland Menou, Geoffrey Couët, Romain Brau, Félix Martinez
Music: Fréderic Kooshmanian, Thomas Couzinier
Cinematography: Jérôme Alméras
Runtime: 113 min
Country: France, Japan
Languages: English, French, Russian

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