back story

noun

1. the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film

Example Sentences

Chiropractic Jerome Poupel, a Frenchman based in London, provides another voice in Raducanu's new-look team - as well as a quirky back story.

From BBC

But Chuco has an engaging back story and Blackwell is hopeful that, even though he is “in a sea of unwanted dogs,” that will give him an edge that leads to his adoption.

From Los Angeles Times

Pleading for leniency, defense attorneys invoked Do’s back story as a man who rose to public service after a childhood in war-ravaged Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times

Unsurprisingly, given their back story, the Macrons have been the subject of intense fascination for years.

From Los Angeles Times

The display at The Crypt Gallery in Seaford is entitled Back Story and showcases the 50-year-old's determination to stand for long enough to create landscape oil paintings, which he says aided his recovery.

From BBC