Life Kills Me (Vivre me tue) 21 years old

Life Kills Me

Paul (Sami Bouajila of The Adventures of Felix and The Siege) is a smart, well-educated Frenchman of Arab 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 impresses 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 brother, Daniel (Jalil Lespert of Human Resources) 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 at a sex club.

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Life Kills Me Cast

Name Character
Jalil Lespert He was 26, now 47 years old as Daniel Smaïl
Sami Bouajila He was 36, now 57 years old as Paul Smaïl
Sylvie Testud She was 31, now 53 years old as Myriam
Simon Bakinde as Diop
Roger Ibanez as M. Louis

Life Kills Me Crew

Name Department
Jean-Pierre Sinapi as Director. He was 53 (now 75) years old Directing
Life Kills Me poster
Life Kills Me (21 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 26, 2002
  • Runtime: 86 minutes