''Sink or Swim'' (french: Le Grand Bain) is a 2018 French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 201 ...
. It was screened out of competition at the
2018 Cannes Film Festival
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury. The Japanese film ''Shoplifters'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or.
Asghar Farhadi's psycho ...
.
Cast
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Guillaume Canet
Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper.
Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like ''Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me If ...
as Laurent
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Virginie Efira
Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian actress and television presenter.
Efira got her first leading role in the romantic comedy ''It Boy'' (2013). She subsequently received critical praise for her performance in the comedy drama '' In Be ...
as Delphine
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Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich (2005 film), ...
as Bertrand
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Leïla Bekhti
Yasmine Leïla Bekhti (born 6 March 1984) is a French film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Tout ce qui brille'' (2007) and, in 2006, ''Paris, je t'aime'' and ''Sheitan''.
Early life
Bekhti was born in 1984 in Issy-l ...
as Amanda
*
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian.
Early life
His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...
as Marcus
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Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in ''Killing Zoe'', Zorg in ''Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in ''Nikita''.
Personal life
Anglade was born i ...
as Simon
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Marina Foïs
Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress.
Life and career
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discove ...
as Claire
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Jonathan Zaccaï
Jonathan Zaccaï (born 22 July 1970) is a Belgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the nephew of René Kalisky.
His acting credits include ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'', ''A Distant Neighborhood (film), A Distant Neighborhood'' ...
as Thibault
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Philippe Katerine
Philippe Blanchard (; born 8 December 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous em ...
as Thierry
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Noée Abita
Noée Abita (born 18 March 1999) is a French actress.
Life
Abita was born in Paris or in Aix-en-Provence on 18 March 1999. At a young age, she dreamed of becoming an actress. In 2016, when she was 17, she went to a talent manager with a friend ...
as Lola
See also
* ''
Allt flyter
''The Swimsuit Issue'' ( sv, Allt flyter; ) is a 2008 Swedish film directed by Måns Herngren.
Plot
Fredrik discovers synchronised swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport wh ...
'', a similar film from 2008
* ''
Swimming with Men'', a similar film from 2018
References
External links
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2018 films
2018 comedy films
2010s French-language films
French comedy films
Synchronized swimming films
2010s French films
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