The Shiny Shrimps

The Shiny Shrimps
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLes Crevettes pailletées
Directed by
  • Cédric Le Gallo
  • Maxime Govare
Written by
  • Cédric Le Gallo
  • Maxime Govare
Produced by
  • Renaud Chélélékian
  • Édouard Duprey
Starring
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
Edited bySamuel Danési
Music by
  • Thomas Couzinier
  • Frédéric Kooshmanian
Production
companies
  • Les Improductibles
  • Kaly Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International France
Release dates
  • 19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) (Alpe d'Huez)
  • 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Shiny Shrimps (French: Les Crevettes pailletées) is a 2019 French sports comedy film directed by Cédric Le Gallo and Maxime Govare.[1] The film stars Nicolas Gob as Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic swimming champion who makes a homophobic comment in a television interview, and is disciplined by the national swim team with the responsibility of coaching a gay water polo team who aspire to compete in the Gay Games.[2]

The film premiered at the L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival on 19 January 2019, and was released theatrically in France on 8 May 2019. A sequel, The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (French: La Revanche des Crevettes pailletées), was released on 13 April 2022.[3]

Synopsis

Mathias Le Goff is a world vice-champion swimmer. After making homophobic comments during a television interview, he is sanctioned to train the glittering Shiny Shrimp, a gay water polo team, for three months for their participation in the Gay Games in Croatia. Two worlds that everything seems to oppose will have to team up as best they can.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 4 June 2018 with one week of shooting in Croatia. Filming was scheduled for a total of seven weeks, with five weeks taking place in the Grand Est region: In early July, filming was in full-swing in Alsace. The production was shooting in Eschentzwiller, Muespach, the Piscine des Jonquilles in Illzach and the municipal baths on Rue Pierre-et-Marie-Curie in Mulhouse, where the film's grand finale was shot. The following week, filming moved to Strasbourg. One week of filming took place in Paris, including the final day of shooting on 4 August 2018 when footage was recorded at the Stade Jean-Bouin for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Gay Games.[4][5][6]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 28 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Shiny Shrimps traffics in cliche, but for fans of inspirational underdog stories, the results may be too uplifting to resist."[7]

The film received much support in public through popular presentations that included local LGBT/queer athletes.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the film remained a popular suggestion in LGBT+ media listings of video on demand.[8][9]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival 20 January 2019 Special Jury Award — Feature Film The Shiny Shrimps Won [10]
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 6 June 2019 Best LGBTQ Film Nominated [11]
Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival 12 October 2019 Best Narrative Feature Won [12]
Französische Filmtage Tübingen 6 November 2019 Prix du Public Won [13]

References

  1. ↑ Joudet, Murielle (8 May 2019). "« Les Crevettes pailletées » opte pour un éloge convenu de la différence". Le Monde (in French).
  2. ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (19 June 2019). "'The Shiny Shrimps' ('Les Crevettes pailletees'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ "La Revanche des Crevettes Pailletées". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "TOURNAGE. Elles sont gaies, les crevettes pailletées". L'Alsace (in French). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (5 July 2018). "Maxime Govare and Cédric Le Gallo shooting The Shiny Shrimps". Cineuropa. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Shiny Shrimps". Filming in Croatia. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Shiny Shrimps (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Queerfilmnacht – Rückblick" (in German). 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Die glitzernden Garnelen". Sissymag (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "THE SHINY SHRIMPS". Voilah!. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Shiny Shrimps(HKLGFF 2019)". Broadway Cinematheque. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Smerker, Nick (5 September 2019). "The Shiny Shrimps". Reel Q. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "2019 – FRANZÖSISCHE FILMTAGE TÜBINGEN-STUTTGART". franzoesische.filmtage-tuebingen.de. Retrieved 18 November 2023.


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