Life Kills Me

Two brother, two dreams.

86 mins
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

Sami Bouajila

Paul Smaïl

Jalil Lespert

Daniel Smaïl

Marc Andréoni

Monsieur Benny

Lucien Longueville

Monsieur Barthas

M'hamed Benguettaf

Le père Smaïl

Tassadit Mandi

La mère Smaïl

Teco Celio

Le père de Myriam

Xavier de Guillebon

DRC Aligrofarm

Nina Bohlmann

Executive Producer

Jean-Pierre Fayer

Executive Producer

Babette Schröder

Executive Producer

Louis Sclavis

Original Music Composer

Pierre Aïm

Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Meurisse

Director of Photography

Eve-Marie Arnault

Costume Design

Sophie Benaiche

Makeup Artist

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