Life Kills Me
6.5
“Two brother, two dreams.”
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
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Cast
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Sami Bouajila
Paul Smaïl
Known for
Ganglands
The Crew
Jalil Lespert
Daniel Smaïl
Known for
Infinity Pool
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Sylvie Testud
Myriam
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Tamara
Simon Bakinde
Diop
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Roger Ibáñez
M. Louis
Known for
The Bet
The Last Train
Mohamed Ourdache
Known for
Divines
Marc Andréoni
Monsieur Benny
Known for
3 Days to Kill
Vortex
François Sinapi
Pequod
Also in
Camping à la ferme
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Lucien Longueville
Monsieur Barthas
Known for
Human Resources
M'hamed Benguettaf
Le père Smaïl
Also in
The Way
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Philippe Duclos
Mr. Suard
Known for
Spiral
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Tassadit Mandi
La mère Smaïl
Known for
Nothing to Hide
Macadam Stories
Jean-Pierre Sinapi Director · Daniel Tonachella Screenplay Jack-Alain Léger Author
First release May 26, 2002 · Produced in France, Germany · Languages French, German
Production
Fabienne Servan Scheiber Productions
Production
Canal+
Production
CNC
Production
FilmFörderung Hamburg
Production
France · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Vivre me tue
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
France · May 26, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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