Directed by:
Jean-Pierre SinapiCast:
Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud, Teco Celio, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Marc Andréoni, Djemel Barek, Ramin Yazdani, Nadine Marcovici (more)Plots(1)
Two brothers, born in France of Arab descent, their grandfather killed serving in the French army, their father a quiet, law-abiding "model immigrant". Paul Smaïl, 27. Intelligent, highly educated, full of unexpressed anger, he spends his time reading, dreaming, boxing... His younger brother Daniel, rebellious yet fragile, a body-builder who shapes his flesh relentlessly, building his muscles, punishing his body until it kills him. Daniel and Paul carry their double culture as a burden. For them, it is impossible to be integrated into French society without deforming themselves, intellectually and physically. Paul is crazy about literature and Myriam, his "blonde princess". He lives in a slum, in a single room, and delivers pizzas while he waits. But for what? Only words can save him from his rage and self-hatred, the words of his unfinished novel, "Life Kills Me," the book that will help him to live. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(more)Cast
Sami Bouajila
France
Best movies:
A Son (2019)
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
London River (2009)
Jalil Lespert
France
Best movies:
Not on the Lips (2003)
The Idol (2002)
Pa-ra-da (2008)
Sylvie Testud
France
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Beyond Silence (1996)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Teco Celio
Switzerland
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Truce (1997)
Journey of Hope (1990)
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Austria
Best movies:
System Crasher (2019)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Hannah Arendt (2012)
Marc Andréoni
France
Best movies:
Leon (1994)
Cyrano, My Love (2018)
District 13 (2004)
Djemel Barek
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
My King (2015)
Secrets of State (2008)
Ramin Yazdani
Iran
Best movies:
Time You Change (2010)
Stations of the Cross (2014)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
Nadine Marcovici
Best movies:
The Traveller (2019) (series)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Mystère à la Sorbonne (2018) (TV movie)
Xavier De Guillebon
Best movies:
Allied (2016)
Le Goût des autres (2000)
The Page Turner (2006)
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou
Best movies:
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Veit Stübner
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Do Fish Do It? (2002)
Tassadit Mandi
Best movies:
The Best Job in the World (1996)
The Azur & Asmar: Princes' Quest (2006)
Dheepan (2015)
Brigitte Böttrich
Germany
Best movies:
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) (TV movie)
The Volcano (2013)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Erwan Creignou
Best movies:
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
Violette (2013)
La Petite Fadette (2004) (TV movie)
Ben Alexander Hussock
West Germany
Best movies:
Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge (2002)
Traumprinz in Farbe (2003) (TV movie)
Geoffroy Thiébaut
France
Best movies:
L'allée du roi (1996) (series)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Same Old Song (1997)
Nadège Beausson-Diagne
France
Best movies:
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Nothing to Declare (2010)
Comme les autres (2008)
Saïda Bekkouche
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Chaos (2001)
Le Doux Pays de mon enfance (2006) (TV movie)