The Shiny Shrimps

Dir. Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare , 2019, France, 105min, Color
Starring Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul
In French with English subtitles

World champion swimmer Matthias Le Goff (Nicolas Gob) mars his reputation and puts his career in jeopardy when he makes a homophobic statement on TV. In a desperate attempt to repair his image and rejoin the national team, he takes on the role of coach to the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water polo team training to qualify for Croatia’s Gay Games. This (literal) fish-out-of-water story combines the hilarious chaos of clashing opposites with screwball comedy and a triumphant spirit.