A homophobic swimmg champ is tasked wh achg a gay men’s team this well-meang but unspirg tale
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CROATIA FEATURED FRENCH FILM ABOUT GAY WATER POLO TEAM (VIDEO)
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)Now French film-maker Cédric le Gallo has -created a movie spired by his experienc wh a gay men’s water polo team lled L Crevett Pailleté (the Shy Shrimps) and turned this to a boisteroly stereotypil and puppyishly over-eager-to-please film about a homophobic swim champn lled Matthias (Nilas Gob) who media outcry wh a bigoted remark and then mt reem himself by achg the fictnalised Shy Shrimps as they battle for a place at the Gay Olympics Croatia.
Cast & crewUser reviews20181h 15mIn 1982, soon after the first Gay Gam, 'Wt Hollywood Swim Club, ' as was known then, registered as the first openly gay masters swim and water polo club. Read allIn 1982, soon after the first Gay Gam, 'Wt Hollywood Swim Club, ' as was known then, registered as the first openly gay masters swim and water polo club.
Dealg wh the load topics of growg pas, homophobia and bullyg, the film exprs characters’ terr liv entirely through dialogue. The envelopg sense of uncertaty – Umut never acknowledg whether he is gay or not – isn’t helped by unspirg visuals or sudn narrative revelatns that announce mountg emotnal turmoil. The French daily’s latt edn is voted to raisg awarens about homophobia sports.
Light the Water: Directed by Lis Bartlett. Wh Jam Ballard, Charlie Bartel, Mro Bordovsky, Shamey Cramer. In 1982, soon after the first Gay Gam, 'Wt Hollywood Swim Club,' as was known then, registered as the first openly gay masters swim and water polo club. This feature documentary film follows their battle for acceptance: om their humble begngs, to how the men and women have bee a renowned force fightg jtice the world of petive sports." data-id="ma * film gay water polo *
The photo om a scene the movie “L Crevett Pailletée” (The Shy Shrimps) which follows a water polo team durg their preparatns for the Gay Gam. Acrdg to the script, the Gay Gam are held Croatia, where the award-wng French crew rerd part of the film.
The movie was also filmed France, and some of the material was om the origal Gay Gam last year Paris. The movie follows the ma character, Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic wner who ma a homophobic statement on televisn.
Instead of punishment, he is tasked wh achg the Shy Shrimps, a flamboyant and amatr gay water-polo team through their qualifitns for the Gay Gam Croatia. The screeng of the film is followed by a mpaign agast homophobia L’Equipe.