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The Marching Band
Director
Emmanuel Courcol
Country
France
Year
2024
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Emmanuel Courcol
Cast
Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Ludmila Mikaël, Jacques Bonnaffé, Sarah Suco, Nathalie Desrumaux
Production
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Storyline

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...

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2024
Cannes Première
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024
CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD

César 2025
7 Nominations:
Best Film
Best Original Script (Emmanuel Courcol, Irène Muscari)
Best Actor (Benjamin Lavernhe)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sarah Suco)
Best New Actor (Pierre Lottin)
Best Editing (Guerric Catala)
Best Sound (Pascal Armant, Sandy Notarianni, Niels Barletta)