
Life Kills Me

Storyline & Plot Summary
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
Production Details
Cast

Sami Bouajila
Paul Smaïl

Jalil Lespert
Daniel Smaïl

Sylvie Testud
Myriam
Simon Bakinde
Diop

Roger Ibáñez
M. Louis

Mohamed Ourdache

Marc Andréoni
Monsieur Benny
François Sinapi
Pequod
Lucien Longueville
Monsieur Barthas

M'hamed Benguettaf
Le père Smaïl

Philippe Duclos
Mr. Suard

Tassadit Mandi
La mère Smaïl

Teco Celio
Le père de Myriam

Xavier de Guillebon
DRC Aligrofarm

Djemel Barek
Tarik

Jean-Baptiste Anoumon

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Alan Fairbairn

Nadine Marcovici
Ramin Yazdani
Audience Reviews & Detailed Breakdown
Read and share community scores for Life Kills Me
An absolute masterpiece of modern cinema! The character arcs are deeply emotional and the musical score heightens every single scene.
Great pacing throughout the entire story. The leads have insane chemistry together. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a compelling watch.





