Life Kills Me (2002)

Plot Summary

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

Full Cast & Characters

Sami Bouajila

Paul Smaïl

Jalil Lespert

Daniel Smaïl

Sylvie Testud

Myriam

Simon Bakinde

Diop

Roger Ibáñez

M. Louis

Mohamed Ourdache

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

Director & Crew

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