LIFE KILLS ME
VIVRE ME TUE


SYNOPSIS
Paul and Daniel, sons of an Algerian immigrant, live in Paris' Barbes: Paul with an exam in literature, delivers pizzas, Daniel dreams of becoming "Mister Universe" in body-building, their life is floating between desires and disappointment -- when Daniel gets his big chance in Hamburg, Germany, at least his future seems bright ...

DIRECTORJean Pierre Sinapi
YEAR2002
STATUScompleted
FESTIVALS AWARDSSan Sebastian International Filmfestival 2002

 
CASTSamy Bouajila (Paul)
Jalil Lespert (Daniel)
Sylvie Testud (Myriam)

 
CO PRODUCTION WITHCinétéve (Paris) in co-production with Pandora Film
ARTE
Canal+
SUPPORTED BYFilmförderung Hamburg
FFA (german-french treaty)
CNC
Gimages Developpement
WORLD SALESWild Bunch, Paris
GERMAN DISTRIBUTORSalzgeber (02.06.2005)

 
LENGTH90 min.
FORMATcolour
1:1.85
DTS (german version Dolby SRD)
originated on S-16mm
SHOOTING LOCATIONParis
etc. (France)
Hamburg (Germany)
ORIGINAL LANGUAGEFrench

 
PRODUCERSFabienne Servan-Schreiber (producer)
Karl Baumgartner
Raimond Goebel (co-producers)
Jean-Pierre Fayer (executive producer)
WRITERSDaniel Tonachella
Jean-Pierre Sinapi original book by Paul Smail
CASTINGHeta Mantscheff (Germany)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYPierre Aim, Jean-Paul Meurisse
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTDenis Fleutot
Guido Bohlmann (production managers)
EDITINGCatherine Schwartz
MUSICLouis Sclavis
SOUNDJean-Michel Chauvet (sound recordist)
Corinne Rozenberg (sound design)
Francois Groult (re-recording mixer)
ART DIRECTIONAntoine Platteau
Sigrid "Boubou" Schroeder
COSTUMESEve-Marie Arnault
Petra Kilian
MAKE UP HAIRSophie Benaiche
Dominique Busson

 
SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLEno
DVD VIDEO AVAILABLEyes Salzgeber (06.12.2005)
LINKSwww.cineteve.fr/vivremetue

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