5.3Life Kills Me · 2002
Life Kills Me (2002) is a Drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Sinapi, starring Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud.
Drama
5.3Overview
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, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud, Simon Bakinde, Roger Ibáñez, Mohamed Ourdache, Marc Andréoni, François Sinapi
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What is "Life Kills Me" about?
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
When was "Life Kills Me" released?
Life Kills Me was released in 2002.
Who stars in "Life Kills Me"?
The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud, Simon Bakinde.
