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69% Critic Match
The Ax
“Some people would die to get (him) this job.”
6.9 / 10• 2005• 1h 58m•NR• French
ComedyCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
José Garcia
Bruno Davert
Lead
Karin Viard
Marlène Davert
Ulrich Tukur
Gérard Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet
Raymond Machefer
Yvon Back
Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse
Inspector Kesler
Olga Grumberg
Iris Thompson
Geordy Couturiau
Maxime Davert
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Costa-Gavras's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ax is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
