05/12/25 – 19:15 The Venue (please note the earlier start time)
France 2024
Dir: Emmanuel Courcol
Cert 15
103 mins
Starring: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco
Brothers Thibault and Jimmy are both adopted, but by different families. They know nothing of each other’s existence until Thibault, seriously ill and in need of a bone marrow transplant, discovers the truth. He decides to make contact with the brother he has never known and prepares to broach the thorny subject of the transplant. The two brothers seem to have little in common. Thibault has been brought up in a cultured family and is now a distinguished classical conductor, whereas Jimmy works in a factory and has no cultural pretensions. However, they do have one thing in common – music. Jimmy plays the trombone in a boisterous factory band, hardly the music that Thibault is used to, but nevertheless a connection is made, both musical and emotional. Furthermore, Thibault gradually comes to realise that his brother has real musical talent. Touching and heart-warming, “The Marching Band” is testimony to the power of music to break down barriers.
The film will be followed by a Christmas social. Full details will be announced nearer the time.
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