Watched this with Vonne in the home theater. She was psyched because the same director (Jacques Audiard) does "The Prophet," which all sorts of critics are raving about. Will let you know when I see that one.
Plot summary (no spoilers!):
A young man is torn between loyalty for his family and the angst-driven need to express his own emotional core in order to redeem himself from a violent lifestyle...
See the entry at IMDB.
Me? I just loved the gritty presentation of Paris, and I was mesmerized by the lead, Romain Duris, a sort of young French Mick Jagger.
His past is that his mom was a concert pianist and he has tons of talent too, but he's not living that life now and wants to reconnect. The way this guy's passion for the piano is conveyed is really amazing.
The film has stuck with me for days after seeing it. And the best thumbs up I can give: I would love to talk somebody else into watching it with me again in the theater.