The Ax

Mar 2, 2005

1h 58m

★ 6.9

Some people would die to get (him) this job.

Overview

Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly deteriorates as their hold on the middle class slips away. Bruno concocts a grimly audacious plan to identify and kill his fellow job applicants so that he is the only qualified person left.

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

Inspector Kesler

Thierry Hancisse

Iris Thompson

Olga Grumberg

Post Office Clerk

Yolande Moreau

Quinlan Longus

Dieudonné Kabongo

Garage Owner

Jean-Pierre Gos

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