The Marching Band
Opens September 4, 2026
A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. An equally hilarious and affecting crowdpleaser that premiered at Cannes and became a French box office sensation.
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…
- Original Language Title: En fanfare
- Director: Emmanuel Courcol
- Principal Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin
- Country: France
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 103 min.
- Language: French