The Ax (2005)
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.
Director:
Costa-Gavras
Writers:
Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg.
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José Garcia as Bruno Davert |
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Karin Viard as Marlène Davert |
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Ulrich Tukur as Gérard Hutchinson |
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Olivier Gourmet as Raymond Machefer |
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Yvon Back as Etienne Barnet |
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Thierry Hancisse as Inspector Kesler |
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Olga Grumberg as Iris Thompson |
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Geordy Couturiau as Maxime Davert |
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Christa Théret as Betty Davert |
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Yolande Moreau as Post Office Clerk |
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Dieudonné Kabongo as Quinlan Longus |
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Jean-Pierre Gos as Garage Owner |
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Vanessa Larré as Predator |
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Serge Larivière as Police Inspector |
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Jeanne Savary as TV Host |
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Luce Mouchel as Mrs. Rick |
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Philippe Bardy as Mr. Rick |
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Marie Kremer as Judy Rick |
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Raphaël D'Olce as Gendarmerie Officer |
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Renaud Rutten as Motorcycle Gendarmerie |
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Jean-Michel Balthazar as Arcadia Bartender |
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Luc Bromagne as PDG |
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Michel Carcan as Rolf Kranz |
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Robert Borremans as Inspector Otto Zirner |
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Alain Guillo as Jack |
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Jean-Maurice Knockaert as Department Manager |
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Marc Legein as Mr. Birch |
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Marie-Hélène Baleau as Mrs. Birch |
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Corentin Lobet as Young Driver |
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Hervé Pauchon as Dentist |
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Abdelmalek Kadi as Gas Station Attendant |
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Gérard Kuhnl as Léon Ringer |
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Marie-Pierre Chaix as Mrs. Ringer |
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Christophe Brault as TV Journalist |
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Olivier Ravanello as TV Journalist |
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Jean-Claude Grumberg as 1st Witness |
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Émilie Raffoul as 2nd Witness |
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Alice Kakou as 3rd Witness |
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Michèle Berrebi as Prosecutor |
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John Landis as Maxime's Friend's Father |
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Emmanuel Hamon as Young Commissioner |
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Marie-Rose Roland as Maid |
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Robert Guilmard as Driver |
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Laurence Bremont as Female Driver |
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Julie Gavras as Young Woman at the Cabin |
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Catherine Salée as Lydia |
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Nabil Ben Yadir as Garbage Collector |
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Pierre Choul as Tap Dancer |
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Stéphane Csala as Film Director |
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Romain Gavras as Civil Inspector |
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Éric Bronchart as Civil Inspector |
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Serge Devos as Civil Inspector |
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Dominique Reding as Civil Inspector |
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Alain Beaufort as Assistant Kesler |
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Airy Routier as Young Male Interviewer |
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Laurence Lafiteau as Young Female Interviewer |
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Francine Martel as Concierge Blacher |
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Denis Taurel as Café l'Étape Customer |
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Hugues Faget as Café l'Étape Customer |
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Joseph Rapp as Man in the Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Julie Maes as Mrs. Kranz (uncredited) |
| Production | José María Morales | Producer |
| Directing | Costa-Gavras | Director |
| Production | Michèle Ray-Gavras | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Producer |
| Production | Luc Dardenne | Producer |
| Sound | Nicolas Naegelen | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kris Portier de Bellair | Casting |
| Art | Laurent Deroo | Production Design |
| Sound | Armand Amar | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Gerda Diddens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Maréchal | Costume Design |
| Writing | Costa-Gavras | Screenplay |
| Writing | Donald E. Westlake | Novel |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yannick Kergoat | Editor |
| Production | Geneviève Lemal | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Philippe van Leer | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Sound |
| Sound | Nicolas Moreau | Sound Mixer |
