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Critics' Rating 96%

This is cinema for the soul. One to go along to with people you love. A crowd-pleaser in the old-fashioned sense of the word, (with) shades of 'Billy Elliot'. Some films feel good for the psyche, repairing and restorative. This is one of them. I left the cinema sobbing, in a good way; uplifted and buoyant.

Nikki Gemmell

THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

What a sheer delight! A charmer. The film we need right now. Manages to surprise with a stupendous grand finale that makes your heart roll over.

Stephanie Bunbury

THE AGE

A bona fide crowd-pleaser. A very well made, gentle comedy that interrogates attitudes towards class and culture. If you feel like a warm-hearted family story that has something deep to say, 'My Brother's Band' is for you. It will have you reaching for the tissues.

Jason Di Rosso

ABC RADIO NATIONAL

Warm and feel-good, all played for good laughs, both on and in front of the screen. A tear or 12 might also be shed.

Jan Lumholdt

CINEUROPA

Magnificent. Strikes a delicate balance between drama and comedy, in the vein of British social cinema. The magic happens thanks to the fast-paced direction, truly delightful dialogue and a brilliant cast.

Laurence Houot

FRANCEINFO CULTURE

A tale both amusing and full of heart that will have you playing or singing along to its irresistible finale. For good reason, it gained audience applause at the session I attended. It’s a treat; catch it if you can.

John P. Harvey

BMA MAG

Strikes just the right tone, or rather the right harmony, between laughter and drama, right up to its final, deeply moving movement. A feel-good movie!

Baptiste Thion

LE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE

Heart-warming. Hits all the right emotional notes. A sincere and uplifting tale that is in tune with the spirit of underdog crowd-pleasers 'Brassed Off' and 'The Full Monty'.

Dulcie Pearce

THE SUN

A real charmer. Benjamin Lavernhe is wonderful, and Pierre Lottin equally splendid.

Brian Viner

DAILY MAIL

Hollywood should watch and learn how to do this kind of poignant, feelgood movie. Warm and sure-footed, the film has the feel of a richly satisfying meal in an excellent neighbourhood bistro. Old world pleasures of character and story are generously apportioned.

Danny Leigh

FINANCIAL TIMES

Sincere and lively. A sunny comedy-drama that will make you laugh and cry. Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin shine as a duo.

Olivier Delcroix

LE FIGARO

Director: Emmanuel Courcol

Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco, Ludmila Mikaël

Duration: 103mins

Country of Origin: France

Coarse language

Critics' Rating 96%

Nikki Gemmell

THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

What a sheer delight! A charmer. The film we need right now. Manages to surprise with a stupendous grand finale that makes your heart roll over.

Warm and feel-good, all played for good laughs, both on and in front of the screen. A tear or 12 might also be shed.

Strikes just the right tone, or rather the right harmony, between laughter and drama, right up to its final, deeply moving movement. A feel-good movie!

Baptiste Thion

LE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE

Heart-warming. Hits all the right emotional notes. A sincere and uplifting tale that is in tune with the spirit of underdog crowd-pleasers 'Brassed Off' and 'The Full Monty'.

Dulcie Pearce

THE SUN

A real charmer. Benjamin Lavernhe is wonderful, and Pierre Lottin equally splendid.

Sincere and lively. A sunny comedy-drama that will make you laugh and cry. Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin shine as a duo.

Olivier Delcroix

LE FIGARO

2025 CÉSAR AWARD NOMINEE (x7) - incl Best Film, Actor (Lavernhe), Male Revelation (Lottin), Supp. Actress (Suco) and Original Screenplay
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2024 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Premiere)
WINNER - 2025 NY RENDEZVOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA - Audience Award
WINNER - 2024 SAN SEBASTIÁN FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award
WINNER - 2024 AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL - Audience Award

The resounding audience favourite of the 2025 Alliance Française French Film Festival, writer/director Emmanuel Courcol's wildly entertaining new film MY BROTHER'S BAND follows two siblings separated by fate and reunited by music.

Thibaut (the exceptional Benjamin Lavernhe, Delicious, C’est la vie!) is an internationally renowned orchestra conductor who travels the world. When a health crisis and subsequent DNA test inadvertently reveals that 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 talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate and help nurture his brother’s gifts.

An eruptive crowd-pleaser wherever it has screened (notably receiving the highest audience score in the 51-year history of the San Sebastián Film Festival), MY BROTHER’S BAND is a rousing, feel-great trip to the cinema, expertly striking the perfect harmony between laughter and tears to celebrate family, community and the beauty and hope of collective spirit.