After the success of their first adventure, La Revanche des Crevettes Pailletées continues the story of the LGBTQ+ water polo team on Netflix and HBO Max from August 13, 2025. Directed by Cédric Le Gallo and Maxime Govare, this French comedy-drama released in 2022 finds Nicolas Gob, Michaël Abiteboul and Bilal El Atreby in a new adventure where the tone becomes more serious, without denying the humor and solidarity that characterize the Crevettes Pailletées.
This second opus explores the group's confrontation with a hostile environment, highlighting the realities still experienced by many LGBTQ+ people in certain parts of the world.
Revenge of the Glitter Shrimp will air on Netflix and HBO Max from August 13, 2025.
Synopsis: A continuation of the adventures of the Glitter Shrimp team. On their way to the Gay Games in Tokyo, the Glittering Shrimps miss their connecting flight and find themselves stranded deep in Russia, in a particularly homophobic region...
This second film takes a more dramatic turn, placing the characters in a part of the world where their freedom is under threat. The script confronts the Glittering Shrimp with intolerance and homophobic violence, while retaining the group energy, humor and collective resilience that were the strength of the first film. This new adventure focuses on sisterhood, solidarity and the struggle to exist in hostile environments.
Whereas the first film tackled prejudice through festive comedy, Revenge of the Glittering Prawns tackles more sensitive geopolitical issues. Russia, chosen as the unintentional setting for this unforeseen stage, becomes the symbol of the discrimination still present in many countries. The film raises the issue of LGBTQ+ rights beyond Western borders, based on realistic and sometimes tense situations.
Despite its more serious tone, the film retains a style of writing that blends group scenes, comic moments and shared emotion. Humor remains a tool of defense in the face of adversity, and the characters, as endearing as ever, make it possible to tackle weighty themes without pessimism. The staging focuses on the interactions and evolution of the protagonists in an uncertain climate, reinforcing the impact of the story.
La Revanche des Crevettes Pailletées is a French comedy-drama directed by Maxime Govare and Cédric Le Gallo, released in 2022. A sequel to Les Crevettes Pailletées, it continues the adventures of an LGBTQ+ team confronted with institutional homophobia in Russia. This second installment follows a committed narrative continuity, while adopting a more serious and realistic tone. It will be available on Netflix and HBO Max from August 13, 2025.
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