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The Ax
The Ax
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The Ax

March 2, 2005
1h 58m
TMDB6.9· 224

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.

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Cast
José Garcia

José Garcia

Bruno Davert

Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Marlène Davert

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Gérard Hutchinson

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Raymond Machefer

Yvon Back

Yvon Back

Etienne Barnet

Thierry Hancisse

Thierry Hancisse

Inspector Kesler

Olga Grumberg

Olga Grumberg

Iris Thompson

Geordy Couturiau

Geordy Couturiau

Maxime Davert

Christa Théret

Christa Théret

Betty Davert

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

Post Office Clerk

Dieudonné Kabongo

Dieudonné Kabongo

Quinlan Longus

Jean-Pierre Gos

Jean-Pierre Gos

Garage Owner

Vanessa Larré

Vanessa Larré

Predator

Serge Larivière

Serge Larivière

Police Inspector

Jeanne Savary

Jeanne Savary

TV Host

Luce Mouchel

Luce Mouchel

Mrs. Rick

Philippe Bardy

Philippe Bardy

Mr. Rick

Marie Kremer

Marie Kremer

Judy Rick

Raphaël D'Olce

Raphaël D'Olce

Gendarmerie Officer

Renaud Rutten

Renaud Rutten

Motorcycle Gendarmerie

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Arcadia Bartender

Luc Bromagne

Luc Bromagne

PDG

Michel Carcan

Michel Carcan

Rolf Kranz

Robert Borremans

Robert Borremans

Inspector Otto Zirner

Alain Guillo

Alain Guillo

Jack

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Department Manager

Marc Legein

Marc Legein

Mr. Birch

Marie-Hélène Baleau

Marie-Hélène Baleau

Mrs. Birch

Corentin Lobet

Corentin Lobet

Young Driver

Hervé Pauchon

Hervé Pauchon

Dentist

Abdelmalek Kadi

Abdelmalek Kadi

Gas Station Attendant

Gérard Kuhnl

Gérard Kuhnl

Léon Ringer

Marie-Pierre Chaix

Marie-Pierre Chaix

Mrs. Ringer

Christophe Brault

Christophe Brault

TV Journalist

Olivier Ravanello

Olivier Ravanello

TV Journalist

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Jean-Claude Grumberg

1st Witness

Émilie Raffoul

Émilie Raffoul

2nd Witness

Alice Kakou

Alice Kakou

3rd Witness

Michèle Berrebi

Michèle Berrebi

Prosecutor

John Landis

John Landis

Maxime's Friend's Father

Emmanuel Hamon

Emmanuel Hamon

Young Commissioner

Marie-Rose Roland

Marie-Rose Roland

Maid

Robert Guilmard

Robert Guilmard

Driver

Laurence Bremont

Laurence Bremont

Female Driver

Julie Gavras

Julie Gavras

Young Woman at the Cabin

Catherine Salée

Catherine Salée

Lydia

Nabil Ben Yadir

Nabil Ben Yadir

Garbage Collector

Pierre Choul

Pierre Choul

Tap Dancer

Stéphane Csala

Stéphane Csala

Film Director

Romain Gavras

Romain Gavras

Civil Inspector

Éric Bronchart

Éric Bronchart

Civil Inspector

Serge Devos

Serge Devos

Civil Inspector

Dominique Reding

Dominique Reding

Civil Inspector

Alain Beaufort

Alain Beaufort

Assistant Kesler

Airy Routier

Airy Routier

Young Male Interviewer

Laurence Lafiteau

Laurence Lafiteau

Young Female Interviewer

Francine Martel

Francine Martel

Concierge Blacher

Denis Taurel

Denis Taurel

Café l'Étape Customer

Hugues Faget

Hugues Faget

Café l'Étape Customer

Joseph Rapp

Joseph Rapp

Man in the Restaurant (uncredited)

Julie Maes

Julie Maes

Mrs. Kranz (uncredited)

Crew
Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Producer

Luc Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Producer

José María Morales

José María Morales

Producer

Michèle Ray-Gavras

Michèle Ray-Gavras

Producer

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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageFrench
Budget (USD)5 million
Revenue (USD)5 million
Popularity0%
Produced by
KG Productions

KG Productions

FR

StudioCanal

StudioCanal

FR

France 2 Cinéma

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FR

Les Films du Fleuve

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RTBF

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Released in

France

Belgium

Spain

Spoken Languages

Nederlands

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