Details: Emmanuel Courcol / France / 2024 / 103 mins

Starring: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco

Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band. Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. Sensing his brother’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate. Jimmy begins to dream of a different life…

“The Marching Band is an old-fashioned tearjerker that asks large questions about identity and destiny through music. How choices are made for us in childhood are given an unusually sharp contrast here, combined with three excellent lead performances and the love of music at the story’s centre… making this an excellent depiction of talent and community.” Next Best Picture

Official Selection, Cannes 2024
Audience Award, San Sebastian Film Festival 2024
Audience Award, The American French Film Festival 2024