Film Festival - Francophonie & French Language Week Motueka

(ENG) The Alliance Française de Nelson Tasman and the Embassy of France NZ are organising Francophonie Week in Motueka on 18 March from 6.15 pm with an opening night at the Sprig and Fern before the film at 7.15 pm at the Gecko to celebrate the week of Francophonie and the French language.

We chose  - Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim)

A group of 40-something guys form a first men's synchronised swimming team in this French midlife crisis ensemble comedy. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of onlookers, and trained by a fallen champion trying to pull herself together, the group set out on an unlikely adventure.

An assortment of quadragenarian losers banding together in the hope of regaining their self-respect with the unlikely medium that is water ballet.
Le ballet aquatique des bras cassés ( a water ballet of broken arms) as "le Monde" describes it.  

Gilles Lellouche builds it into a hilarious major box office success and crowd-pleaser. A french hit in 2018, and with 10 Cesars nominations, It was screened out of competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Le Grand bain ( Sink or Swim ) is a modern spin of the so acclaimed "Full Monty" (1997)... with speedos ( similar to Swim with Men), placed in a synchronised swimming environment.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t24K8KFiv7k
2018
Rating: M
French with English subtitles