Director Emmanuel Courcol's The Marching Band has grossed over $18 million in its native France. Co-written with Irène Muscari, the film stars Benjamin Lavernhe as Thibault, a world famous conductor who discovers he was adopted and has a younger brother, Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), a talented trombonist who works in a school cafeteria. Thibault becomes determined to see his brother's musical talent get the recognition it deserves.
The Marching Band is in UK/ROI cinemas from May 16th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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…
