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| Virgil | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| Written by | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| Produced by | Sidonie Dumas |
| Starring | Jalil Lespert Léa Drucker Jean-Pierre Cassel Philippe Nahon Patrick Floersheim Karim Belkhadra Sami Zitouni Jean-Marie Frin Tomer Sisley |
| Cinematography | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| Music by | Frédéric Verrières |
| Production company | Gaumont |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Virgil is a 2005 comedy drama film written and directed by French-Tunisian director Mabrouk El Mechri, his first feature film. It had its first public screening in movie theaters starting September 2005. The film is about the life of a French boxer in the French suburbs.
Synopsis
Every week, Virgil dreams of his father Ernest telling him about his earlier life as a boxer. And every week he dreams of a crossing glance from a young woman named Margot. This week, his father announces that he will finally come to see his son fight on the boxing ring. One problem: Virgil has not been boxing for the last three years.
Cast
- Jalil Lespert as Virgil
- Léa Drucker as Margot
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Ernest
- Philippe Nahon as Louis
- Patrick Floersheim as Dunlopillo
- Karim Belkhadra as Sid
- Sami Zitouni as Kader
- Jean-Marie Frin as Mario Taliori
- Tomer Sisley as Dino Taliori
- Jean-Luc Abel as Marcel
- Marc Duret as Man in the kitchen
External links
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