“We are going to dissect you, we are the Glitter Shrimp”, this war cry has been unforgettable since 2019. The Revenge of the Glitter Shrimps by Cédric Le Gallo and Maxime Govare deepens the humor and seriousness of the first part, a surprise success with nearly 600,000 spectators indoors. The gay water polo club lives new, more dangerous adventures in Russia where it faces rampant homophobia.
“The laughter is always present, specifies the co-director Cédric Le Gallo to 20 minutes, but the success of the first film proved to us that the public was ready to follow us on a more serious, even militant register. Although the Shrimps are always delusional, they fear for their shells to become the target of anti-gay militias or to be sent to conversion therapy.
Politics is not a bad word
To the historical Shrimps Sequins (even Alban Lenoir, whose character died at the end of the first film, returns for a few flashbacks) is added a suburbanite who discovers to his great displeasure that he has been integrated into a gay team while he refuses to admit that he himself is. “There was no question for us of delivering a rehash of our previous film, insists co-director Maxime Govare, but of going further to talk about homophobia. We assume to sign a political comedy, which is not a bad word! The film takes on an even stronger meaning when you know that it was shot in Ukraine.
The Shrimps did not fall asleep on their glitter. This film where adventure and suspense also find their place, offers a beautiful ode to the difference carried by actors with intense generosity. We would like to see these friendly crustaceans come back to dissect us in a new sequel.