L'Orchestre de minuit (2015) Directed by Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
Comedy / Drama / History / Music
aka: The Midnight Orchestra
Film Synopsis
At the request of his father, Mickael Abitbol makes a reluctant return to
his home country of Morocco after an absence of thirty years. Abitbol
has no great love of the country and would not have come back had his father,
a prominent and highly respected musician, not been so insistent. The
old man dies not long after his son's return, leaving Mickael to take care
of the funeral arrangements. After the funeral, Mickael meets Ali,
a taxi driver who had a profound admiration for his father, one bordering
on idolatry. Over the next few days, Mickael gradually uncovers his
father's secret past and makes contact with the other members of the orchestra
to which he belonged. He is shocked by what he discovers. How
could he have known so little about his father...?
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