The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne, rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair, and a falling out with Marie Antoinette herself and her court.

From Atlanta writer Stefani Robinson comes Chevalier: an energetic take on the extraordinary true story of Joseph Bologne, a virtuoso composer whose legacy was almost fully erased through Napoleon’s orders. Kelvin Harrison Jr. shines in this rock-star portrait about revolution and reclamation.