The Ax
Some people would die to get (him) this job.
6.9(227) 2005-03-02 118 minComedyCrimeDramaThriller
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.
ProducerMichèle Ray-Gavras
ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne
ProducerLuc Dardenne
ProducerJosé María Morales
DirectorCosta-Gavras
ScreenplayCosta-Gavras
ScreenplayJean-Claude Grumberg
Original Music ComposerArmand Amar
Cast & characters
José Garcia
as Bruno Davert
Karin Viard
as Marlène Davert
Ulrich Tukur
as Gérard Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet
as Raymond Machefer
Yvon Back
as Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse
as Inspector Kesler
Olga Grumberg
as Iris Thompson
Geordy Couturiau
as Maxime Davert
Christa Théret
as Betty Davert
Yolande Moreau
as Post Office Clerk
Dieudonné Kabongo
as Quinlan Longus
Jean-Pierre Gos
as Garage Owner
Vanessa Larré
as Predator
Serge Larivière
as Police Inspector
Jeanne Savary
as TV Host
Luce Mouchel
as Mrs. Rick
Philippe Bardy
as Mr. Rick
Marie Kremer
as Judy Rick
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Raphaël D'Olce
as Gendarmerie Officer
Renaud Rutten
as Motorcycle Gendarmerie
Jean-Michel Balthazar
as Arcadia Bartender
Luc Bromagne
as PDG
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Michel Carcan
as Rolf Kranz
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Robert Borremans
as Inspector Otto Zirner
