In Her Hands

In Her Hands (Au bout des doigts, 2018) is a French feel-good drama directed by Ludovic Bernard that you can watch online on iFILM. Matthieu Malinski grew up on the outskirts of Paris, runs with a crew of small-time thieves, and keeps one thing hidden: he can play the piano — and not just play, but play at a level that stops people in the middle of a hallway.

A chance encounter with the director of a prestigious conservatory gives him an unlikely offer — a scholarship place or a police file. What follows is a fish-out-of-water story that earns its warmth because it doesn't pretend the class gap disappears overnight. Kristin Scott Thomas and Lambert Wilson give the mentor roles real edge, and Jules Benchetrit plays Matthieu as a young man more frightened of his own gift than of any courtroom. Stream In Her Hands (2018) on iFILM.