Synopsis
Paris, in the Sixties. Hannah, a 16 year old girl, lives in the suburbs of Paris with her father, mother and two pretty sisters. Hannah isn’t happy: she is fat and feels closeted. Her best friend, is her homosexual and diabetic uncle. She senses she’s destined for big horizons and hopes that her talent for music will carry her away from her ugly-duckling niche. But she hasn’t made an easy choice: she plays the double-bass and dreams to join her high school’s jazz band, traditionally an all-male ensemble. After a brilliant audition she enters the band but she has to face the boys cruel ostracism. Hannah will have to use all her spirit and intelligence to react their nasty tricks. When she seems to throw in the towel, she finds an unexpected ally.