The film is based on the remarkable true story of Joseph Bologne, a talented composer and fencer who defies societal norms as the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner.
Chevalier
A young man of African descent, born to a French plantation owner and an enslaved African woman, defies his humble origins to become a renowned composer and rises to prominence in 18th-century French society, only to be undone by a tragic love affair.
