Les Crevettes Pailletées

Hey Charlie !

Today I'm going to talk about Les Crevettes Pailletées, which is a French film that released on the 8th of May, 2019.
It is a comedy realized by Maxime Govare and Cédric Le Gallo and that is still in cinemas.

I have decided to talk about to you because it is a film that has been presented at the "Festival De L'Alpe D'Huez" in 2019 and that is in the category "hors-compétition" at the famous "Festival De Cannes" now.

Let me tell you a brief summary of the film and I think about it.

A professional swimmer, Mathias Le Goff, insults a journalist of "dirty faggot" (sorrryyyy😳). So, the delagation of sports decides that he'll have to coach a gay water-polo team called "Les Crevettes Pailletées" (The Shiny Shrimps) for three months to prepare them to go to the Gay Games in Croatia.

Mathias Le Goff, played by Nicolas Gob

But, Mathias Le Goff is someone that is used to train and work alone. Plus, he has an international competition in a very short amount of time. So, he has to train for himself, coach the gay team, learn to be more open-minded and to be less selfish.

Some members of "The Shiny Shrimps"

I really enjoyed my time at the cinema, because this film is so funny and quite touching in a way (no spoils I promise😉) and that it quite represents the fight the LGBT community leads. The trailer is not really attractive I think but the film really deserves to be seen.

It is about homosexuality and LGBT fights in a whole but not only : it also talks about disease, love, family, friendship, solidarity,...

Fred, a transsexual character

By the way, this gay waterpolo team really exists and there are some photos of them at the end of the film.

Here is the link to watch the trailer : https://youtu.be/XLRVG3H_qjI

Bye Charlie !
Amandine