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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. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate.
The Marching Band (2024) is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Emmanuel Courcol, released on November 27, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco and Clémence Massart-Weit. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 521 ratings.
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Benjamin Lavernhe
as Thibaut Desormeaux
Pierre Lottin
as Jimmy Lecocq
Sarah Suco
as Sabrina
Clémence Massart-Weit
as Claudine
Ludmila Mikaël
as Mme Desormeaux
Anne Loiret
as Claire
Jacques Bonnaffé
as Gilbert Woszniak
Yvon Martin
as Anthony
Nathalie Desrumaux
as Mme Meyer
Isabelle Zanotti
as Charlène
Nicolas Ducron
as Yannick
Marie-José Billet
as Brigitte
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol, written by Emmanuel Courcol, Irène Muscari and Oriane Bonduel, produced by Marc Bordure and Robert Guédiguian.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 521 ratings.
“Thibaut” (Benjamin Lavernhe) is an accomplished conductor who is now based in the USA but who comes home to France now and again to perform. It’s during one such visit that he confides to his sister “Rose” (Mathilde Courcol-Rozés) that he needs a bone-marrow transplant. She readily agrees to help out but when she is found to be incompatible, that news opens quite a can of worms that results in him having to ask…
Reviewed on June 18, 2025
Fostering brotherly love isn’t always easy, especially when siblings are different from one another or, even more fundamentally, are unaware of one another’s existence. But that’s precisely what happened to brothers Thibault Desormeaux (Benjamin Lavernhe) and Jimmy Lecocq (Pierre Lottin), on both of the aforementioned counts, when they were separated by adoption at birth. Their discovery of one another comes about…
Reviewed on September 1, 2026
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The main cast of The Marching Band (2024) includes Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco, Clémence Massart-Weit and Ludmila Mikaël. The film was directed by Emmanuel Courcol. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Marching Band was released on November 27, 2024 and runs for 1h 42m.
The Marching Band (2024) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 521 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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