Virgil (2005)

Virgil is a French film comedy-drama first released in 2005, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri.  The film stars Jalil Lespert, Léa Drucker, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Nahon and Patrick Floersheim.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


Virgil hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a champion boxer.  But not long after his father is sent to prison for murder, he loses his motivation and his licence.  So as not to disillusion his father, Virgil visits him every week and tells him that he is making a great career as a professional boxer.   Then, one week, Virgil learns that his father is shortly to be released from prison.  There is only one thing he can do.  He must put on his boxing gloves and return to the ring...

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