Virgil (film)

Virgil
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	September 2005 (2005-09)
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

• Virgil at IMDb