My Brother’s Band

DIRECTED BY:
Emmanuel Courcol
COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2024 / 103 MINS / M (Coarse language)
BENJAMIN LAVERNHE, PIERRE LOTTIN, SARAH SUCO
A heartfelt narrative that blends humor and poignancy… truly memorable and feel-good.
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A sensation at Cannes and one of Franceʼs biggest box office and audience favourites of the year (achieving over two million admissions and entry into the top five of 2024), writer/director Emmanuel Courcol's wildly entertaining new film follows two very different siblings separated by fate and reunited by their love of music.
Thibaut (the exceptional Benjamin Lavernhe, Delicious, C’est la vie!) is a beloved and internationally celebrated orchestra conductor who travels the globe. When a health crisis and subsequent DNA test inadvertently reveals he was adopted as an infant, Thibaut discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy (rising star Pierre Lottin), who lives in more modest circumstances; he works in a school cafeteria, cares for his mother and plays the trombone in a community brass band. The pair seem to have little else in common other than a love of performance, but sensing his sibling’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate and try to help nurture his brother’s untapped gifts.
An eruptive crowd favourite wherever it has premiered (notably receiving the highest audience score in the 51-year history of the San Sebastian Film Festival), MY BROTHER’S BAND is a rousing, feel-great trip to the cinema, expertly striking the perfect harmony between laughter and tears. Bring your family, your friends, and some tissues.
DIRECTED BY:
Emmanuel Courcol
COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2024 / 103 MINS / M (Coarse language)
BENJAMIN LAVERNHE, PIERRE LOTTIN, SARAH SUCO
CinéWine - My Brother’s Band - Tuesday 18 March
Internationally acclaimed writer and director Emmanuel Courcol presents a wildly entertaining film about two siblings separated by fate but reunited through music. When Thibault, a world-famous orchestral conductor, discovers through a DNA test that he was adopted as a child, he learns of his long-lost younger brother, Jimmy. Observing Jimmy’s modest life, Thibault sets out to reverse the injustice of fate after uncovering his brother’s extraordinary musical talent.
MY BROTHER'S BAND is a heartwarming audience favourite that will have the whole family laughing and crying.
Enjoy a glass of wine as you experience this touching story of music, family, and second chances.
6pm: Reception including one glass of wine on arrival
6.30pm: My Brother's Band
Chauvel Cinema, Hayden Orpheum Cremorne, Palace Central, Palace Moore Park, Palace Norton Street
Tickets:
Alliance Française & Palace members: $27
Non-members: $32