A musical comedy from both sides of the linguistic border

Two weeks before Christmas, a truely Belgian musical romantic comedy was released in Belgium. "Brabançonne" by Vincent Bal has been in the movies since 10th December. It is one of the rare films in which both communities are represented.

The title of the film is pretty symbolic because it is also the title of the national Belgian anthem in French. The story is about a Walloon brass band and a Flemish one being rival. Both are selected for a big competition in Europe. Yet, a tragic event happens to the Flemish band and a singer passes away during a rehearsal... They really need to find someone to replace him, but where are they going to find that person? ...Maybe in the Walloon band?

A Walloon trompettist of the rival brass band seems to be the ideal candidate, but the challenge already seems impossible. The story goes on with a female member of the Flemish band who wants to give a little help to get to know the musician a bit better... But Walloon band members are jealous!