When he was young, Mathieu Malinski was trained on the piano by Mr. Jacques, a man aware of the boy’s potential. The years have passed and Mathieu is becoming a delinquent. One day, at the train station, he starts playing the piano and unravels Pierre Geitner the Director of the National Conservatory of Music. When Mathieu is looking at going to jail, Geitner gets him out of the woods by giving him the chance to participate in prestigious competitions. Despite the
disapproval of his superiors, Geitner pushes Mathieu to give his best. The young man must
follow the course of the dreaded Countess and submit to a discipline of iron…

“Like the film's formulaic plot outline, the veterans' performances are peppered with unexpected little moments, turning what could have easily been almost too familiar into a slightly more textured work.” -Hollywood Reporter