The Ax

Mar 2, 2005

2h 2m

★ 6.9

Overview

A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

KG Productions

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

Les Films du Fleuve

RTBF

SCOPE Invest

Wanda Visión

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Cast

Bruno Davert

José Garcia

Marlène Davert

Karin Viard

Maxime Davert

Geordy Monfils

Betty Davert

Christa Théret

Hutchinson

Ulrich Tukur

Machefer

Olivier Gourmet

Etienne Barnet

Yvon Back

l'inspecteur Kesler

Thierry Hancisse

Iris Thompson

Olga Grumberg

préposée de la Poste

Yolande Moreau

Quinlan Longus

Dieudonné Kabongo

Garagiste

Jean-Pierre Gos

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