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Life Kills Me
“Two brother, two dreams.”
5.4 / 10• 2002• 1h 26m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Sami Bouajila
Paul Smaïl
Lead
Jalil Lespert
Daniel Smaïl
Sylvie Testud
Myriam
SB
Simon Bakinde
Diop
Roger Ibáñez
M. Louis
Mohamed Ourdache
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Marc Andréoni
Monsieur Benny
FS
François Sinapi
Pequod
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Pierre Sinapi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Life Kills Me is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
