Life Kills Me (2002)
Overview
Paul is a smart, university educated Frenchman of North African ancestry. He's a smooth talker, but he can't seem to get a job worthy of his skills. He ends up living in a single room, struggling to get by while going on many fruitless job interviews, during which he tries to impress his potential employers by turning his pizza delivery job into a tall tale about revamping the whole pizza chain. But at some point, they always seem to "see through him." He retreats into the boxing ring. His secretly gay brother Daniel also has trouble finding his place in the world. He spends all his time bodybuilding and takes dangerous drugs to enhance his physique. He dreams of being the next Schwarzenegger, but is forced to settle for a demeaning job as a "star" in a Hamburg sex club. Based on Jack-Alain Léger's novel
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.2947 |
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Crew
Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Daniel Tonachella
Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Jack-Alain Léger
Michael André
Nina Bohlmann
Jean-Pierre Fayer
Babette Schröder
Fabienne Servan Schreiber
Louis Sclavis
Pierre Aïm
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Catherine Schwartz
Eve-Marie Arnault
Sophie Benaiche
François Groult
TOP CAST
Sami Bouajila
Paul Smaïl
Jalil Lespert
Daniel Smaïl
Sylvie Testud
Myriam
Simon Bakinde
Diop
Roger Ibáñez
M. Louis
Marc Andréoni
Monsieur Benny
François Sinapi
Pequod
Lucien Longueville
Monsieur Barthas
M'hamed Benguettaf
Le père Smaïl
Philippe Duclos
Mr. Suard
Tassadit Mandi
La mère Smaïl
Teco Celio
Le père de Myriam
Xavier de Guillebon
DRC Aligrofarm
Djemel Barek
Tarik
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