The Marching Band


The Marching Band is a 2024 French drama film directed by Emmanuel Courcol from a screenplay by Courcol, Irène Muscari, Oriane Bonduel and Marianne Tomersy. The film stars Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin as long-lost brothers.

Premise

When acclaimed orchestra conductor Thibaut is diagnosed with leukemia, a DNA test to find a bone marrow donor reveals that he is adopted. Thibaut meets his biological brother Jimmy, a cook in a school canteen who plays trombone of a local marching band in Lille. When the band loses its conductor, Thibaut steps in as replacement, and the brothers learn more about the circumstances that shaped each other's lives.

Cast

The Marching Band premiered on 19 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.