Synopse
Following Sinapi’s celebrated debut, "Nationale 7", this is a tale of second-generation outsiders. Paul (Sami Bouajila) and his younger brother, Daniel (Jalil Lespert), of Moroccan descent, were born and raised in France. Despite a good education, Paul can only find work delivering pizzas. He relieves his frustrations in the boxing ring. Secretly, he is also writing a book, and has a relationship with Myriam (Sylvie Testud). Daniel seeks recognition as a bodybuilder, but an overdose of anabolic steroids puts him in a hospital in Hamburg. Sinapi artistically moves between Hamburg and France as the brothers search for the meaning of life.
Info
Original Title: Vivre me tue
International Title: Life kills me
Category: Feature
Section: Hauptprogramm
Version & Subtitles: French, German OV
Director: Jean Pierre Sinapi
Screenplay: Jean Pierre Sinapi, Daniel Tonachella
Cast/Protagonists: Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud
Production country: France, Germany
Year of Production: 2002
Length: 86 min
Producer: Fabienne Servan-Schreiber, Karl Baumgartner
Production company: Pandora Film GmbH
Cinematography: Pierre Aïm
Editor: Catherine Schwartz
Music: Louis Scalvis
World Sales: Wild Bunch International (bis 2022)




