Life Kills Me (2002)

Life Kills Me (2002)

Two brother, two dreams. 2002-05-26 France, Germany 86 Min. PG-13
5.2 3 votes

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

Cast

Sami Bouajila is Paul Smaïl
Paul Smaïl
Jalil Lespert is Daniel Smaïl
Daniel Smaïl
Roger Ibáñez is M. Louis
Marc Andréoni is Monsieur Benny
Monsieur Benny
Lucien Longueville is Monsieur Barthas
Monsieur Barthas
M'hamed Benguettaf is Le père Smaïl
Le père Smaïl
Philippe Duclos is Mr. Suard
Tassadit Mandi is La mère Smaïl
La mère Smaïl