During the early 1970s, aspiring songwriter Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), forms the rock band Queen alongside his new friends Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon with his supportive girlfriend Mary Austin. Their career is successful against all odds of getting their music to be heard. In 1985, the band is given the chance to perform at Live Aid. The film is directed by Bryan Singer.