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The Shiny Shrimps

Name: The Shiny Shrimps
Director: Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo
Released: 2019
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

9.0/10

Excellent

2019

Director

Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film excels by making LGBTQ+ ability to act central to the plot rather than a side story. By placing a traditional athlete in a flamboyant community, the story effectively challenges rigid masculine stereotypes through humor. While the film shines in its portrayal of LGBTQ+ communities and cultural critique, it falls short in exploring multi-layered racial dynamics and disability. The narrative primarily highlights the intersection of sexuality and social class. Ultimately, the film serves as a humorous and deliberate challenge to social hierarchies, normalizing non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities within the competitive world of sports.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Shiny Shrimps have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film focuses on a flamboyant gay water-polo team and uses the Gay Games to build community and affirm identity.

How does The Shiny Shrimps portray gender?

Good

It challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by showing an Olympic champion thriving in a non-conforming environment, proving that athletic success and diverse gender expressions can coexist.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Shiny Shrimps?

Fair

The cast includes characters from various backgrounds within a coastal community. However, the story does not emphasize multi-layered racial dynamics as a main theme.

How does The Shiny Shrimps represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The protagonists are portrayed as outsiders who find liberation through their unique community. The story critiques systemic structures and mainstream norms through a community-specific perspective.

Does The Shiny Shrimps include disability representation?

Fair

The film does not prominently feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Instead, characters are defined by their social and sexual identities.

Present on Screen

Strong focus on LGBTQ+ ability to act and community building.
Effective challenge to traditional masculine stereotypes in sports.
Uses humor to critique systemic social hierarchies and the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

Limited or Absent

Lacks emphasis on multi-layered racial dynamics.
Minimal representation of disability or neurodivergence.
Narrative focus is narrow, prioritizing sexuality over other identity markers.

Official Synopsis

Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion at the end of his career, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, a flamboyant and amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia where the hottest international LGBT athletes compete. It's the start of a bumpy and joyful ride - Faster, Higher, Stronger.

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