Virgil (film)

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