Paul is a smart, university educated Frenchman of North African ancestry. He's a smooth talker, but he can't seem to get a job worthy of his skills. He ends up living in a single room, struggling to get by while going on many fruitless job interviews, during which he tries to impress his potential employers by turning his pizza delivery job into a tall tale about revamping the whole pizza chain. But at some point, they always seem to "see through him." He retreats into the boxing ring. His secretly gay brother Daniel also has trouble finding his place in the world. He spends all his time bodybuilding and takes dangerous drugs to enhance his physique. He dreams of being the next Schwarzenegger, but is forced to settle for a demeaning job as a "star" in a Hamburg sex club. Based on Jack-Alain Léger's novel
Sami Bouajila
as Paul Smaïl
Jalil Lespert
as Daniel Smaïl
Sylvie Testud
as Myriam
Simon Bakinde
as Diop
Roger Ibáñez
as M. Louis
Mohamed Ourdache
as
Marc Andréoni
as Monsieur Benny
François Sinapi
as Pequod
Lucien Longueville
as Monsieur Barthas
M'hamed Benguettaf
as Le père Smaïl
Philippe Duclos
as Mr. Suard
Tassadit Mandi
as La mère Smaïl
