[4] The film follows the rise to fame of Robert "Rob" Pilatus and Fabrice "Fab" Morvan as the duo Milli Vanilli, in the late 1980s.

The two young men work as dancers, start their own pop duo, and grow long braids as a signature hairstyle.

However, Ingrid Segieth (Farian's business partner and then-girlfriend) claims that Morvan and Pilatus did not need to be coerced into lip syncing, and they were happy to go along with the plan from the beginning.

After being signed to Arista Records in the United States, the album is reworked and reissued as Girl You Know It's True to American audiences.

Due to Pilatus and Morvan's strong accents and limited English in interviews, rumors arise that Milli Vanilli may be a fake band.

This new lineup features some of the original studio singers and musicians, as well as new band members who have been hired only for sex appeal.

Interviewees Archive footage Milli Vanilli had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 10, 2023, and was released globally by Paramount+ on October 24, 2023.

The website's consensus reads: "With clarity and compassion, Milli Vanilli reframes one of pop's most infamous scandals as a sobering cautionary tale.

She wrote, "The retelling of events that would become Milli Vanilli's ultimate undoing...emerges as a thrilling and stomach-turning adventure.

"[12] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film a "captivating and moving documentary", writing, "...where Milli Vanilli becomes a poignant experience is in making us realize that Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, while complicit, were not ultimately to blame.

[13] Chris Azzopardi of The New York Times praised the film for interviewing "...the business side of Milli Vanilli, including officials at Arista Records", and stated that Fab Morvan "raises still-relevant questions about the way the music industry exploits vulnerable performers".