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Mathieu Amalric (A Man, a Real Man & Tournées – SFFF 2011, Kings and Queen – SFFF 2005, Quantum of Solace, Munich, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) leads an all-star cast in this feel-good buddy comedy directed by actor Gilles Lellouche (In Safe Hands – SFFF 2019, C’est la Vie ! – MiniFest 2018).

Bertrand (Amalric) has been unemployed for two years and spends his idle days playing Candy Crush on his couch. One day, on a whim, he signs up to be part of an all-male synchronized swimming team at his local pool. No special qualifications are required and his prospective teammates are, like him, not particularly athletic men tackling their own midlife crises: Laurent (Guillaume Canet), a divorced factory manager with anger issues; Simon (Jean-Hugues Anglade, Diva - SFFF 2010), a failed rocker who lives in his camper van/recording studio, still dreaming of stardom; Marcus (Benoît Poelvoorde, Man Bites Dog - SFFF 2010), a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy; and Thierry (Philippe Katerine, in a role that earned him the 2019 César for Best Supporting Actor; I Am A No Man's Land – SFFF 2012), the pool janitor, the most devoted but most maltreated member of the team. The team is coached by another lost soul, Delphine (Virginie Efira, An Impossible Love – SFFF 2019), a former champion turned alcoholic, soon joined by her ex-partner Amanda (Leïla Bekhti), whose bootcamp approach will lead them all the way to the World Championship for a finale of pure joy!

Braving the skepticism and ridicule of their families, the unlikely athletes will find friendship and a sense of belonging while celebrating their inner Esther Williams. Sink or Swim is a subtle and tender crowd-pleaser, skillfully alternating between hilarity and heartbreak. It was inspired by Men Who Swim, a 2010 documentary that chronicled the exploits of the real-life synchronized swimming team, the "Stockholm Art Swim Gents".

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