The Marching Band

The Marching Band (En Fanfare) is a 2024 French drama film directed by Emmanuel Courcol from a screenplay by Courcol and Irène Muscari. The film stars Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin as long-lost brothers.

Premise
When acclaimed orchestra conductor Thibaut (Lavernhe) is diagnosed with leukemia, a DNA test to find a bone marrow donor reveals that he is adopted. Thibaut meets his biological brother Jimmy (Lottin), a factory worker 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

 * Benjamin Lavernhe as Thibaut
 * Pierre Lottin as Jimmy
 * Sarah Suco

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