Summary
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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Credits
- Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
- Script: Mabrouk El Mechri
- Photo: Pierre-Yves Bastard
- Music: Frédéric Verrières
- Cast: Jalil Lespert (Virgil), Léa Drucker (Margot), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Ernest), Philippe Nahon (Louis), Patrick Floersheim (Dunlopillo), Karim Belkhadra (Sid), Sami Zitouni (Kader), Jean-Marie Frin (Mario Taliori), Tomer Sisley (Dino Taliori), Jean-Luc Abel (Le maton Marcel), Michel Trillot (Le maton des douches), Marc Duret (Le maton aux cuisines)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 93 min
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