Virgil is a 2005

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 comedy drama film written

Screenwriter

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 and directed by French-Tunisian director Mabrouk El Mechri

Mabrouk El Mechri

Mabrouk el Mechri is a French director, screenwriter and actor.El Mechri was born in Versailles, France of Tunisian origin. He is married to actress Audrey Dana. He has directed a number of films...

, his first long feature. 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
• Michel Trillot as character in the shower
• Marc Duret as character in the kitchen
• Philippe Manesse as character at the hospital
• Antoine Chain as character at the prisoners' visiting hall
• Ouassini Embarek as Greek client
• Nasser Zerkoune as Ernest at 22 years