

Life Kills Me
2002, French. Directed by Jean-Pierre Sinapi.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Pierre SinapiDirector
- Sami BouajilaPaul Smaïl
- Jalil LespertDaniel Smaïl
- Sylvie TestudMyriam
- Simon BakindeDiop
- Roger IbáñezM. Louis
- Mohamed OurdacheCast
- Marc AndréoniMonsieur Benny
- François SinapiPequod
- Lucien LonguevilleMonsieur Barthas
- M'hamed BenguettafLe père Smaïl
- Philippe DuclosMr. Suard
- Tassadit MandiLa mère Smaïl
Details
- Released
- 26 May 2002
- Original title
- Vivre me tue
- Country
- France, Germany
- Written by
- Daniel Tonachella, Jean-Pierre Sinapi
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Life Kills Me runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Life Kills Me isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 May 2002. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Kills Me?
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Who directed Life Kills Me?
Life Kills Me (2002) was directed by Jean-Pierre Sinapi and stars Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud.