While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by the young man's raw talent, she introduces him to the world of opera. As Antoine becomes one of Mrs. Loiseau's students, he hides his new dream from his friends and family, fearing that they won’t understand – this double life burdens him... Somewhere in between the gilded and uptight Parisian upper-class, and the harsh yet free-spirited and familiar suburbs he grew up in, Antoine will have to find his own voice.
Acting
MB14's actual vocal range—dude's a real beatboxer turned opera singer
Sound
Rap beats colliding with Puccini, somehow works
Production
Gilded Opéra interiors vs. concrete suburbia, no subtlety needed
Director
Claude Zidi Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MB14 was discovered on France's The Voice and became a viral beatbox sensation before this film; he's essentially playing himself.
The film sparked real debate in France about whether 'banlieue' stories can only be told through crime dramas or if this glossy uplift counts as progress.
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