The Shiny Shrimps

Cédric Le Gallo, Maxime Govare, 2019.

Categories: Feature Film

Matthias Le Goff, a gold medalist behind his career has given a homophobic statement on TV broadcast. His punishment is: coaching Shiny Shrimp, a gay amateur water polo team. Their only goal is to qualify in Croatia where they are the best LGTB athletic stars in the world. It is the beginning of a difficult but fun trip to Croatia and sport glory.

Director and screenwriter Cédric Le Gallo was inspired from the real water polo team Gleaming Crabs with 2012. tournament. That inspired the film director to experience the right to the diversity and freedom of every individual.

This fun comedy was filmed in Rijeka and Opatija where a water polo tournament is held, and the hotel where the teams are staying. At the Shrimp Tournament the most important match is played against the Croatian team.

IMDB

Similar artworks

Nitko nije savršen

Stefani se osjeća nesigurno jer ima asimetrične grudi, a tijekom školskog izleta sve teže to skriva. Dok se njezini vršnjaci kupaju, ona sjedi sa strane...
Itsi Bitsi

1962. A young generation rebels against the Establishment. Peace activist Eik Skaløe meets Iben and falls head over heels in love, but Iben refuses to...
Hamburg Altona

Three prisoners, Combe from Rijeka, Menso from Bosnia, and Bogart from Belgrade, escape from prison. Their final destination is the city of their dreams -...
I Act, I Am

Regional film triptych "I Act, I Am", directed by Miroslav Mandić, brings three stories happening in three different cities - Sarajevo, Ljubljana and Zagreb, and...
Unterwegs mit Elsa

When he dies, Elsa's husband leaves her with a pile of debt and practically homeless, except for a run-down villa in his native Croatia and...
Ibiza: Love Drunk

Movie "Ibiza" is romantic comedy that was filmed in Croatia in mid-2017. Actors are Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson and Richard Madden. Director of this Netflix's...