The Ax
“Some people would die to get (him) this job.”
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
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José Garcia
Bruno Davert
Known for
Now You See Me
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Karin Viard
Marlène Davert
Known for
The Bélier Family
Delicatessen
Ulrich Tukur
Gérard Hutchinson
Known for
The Lives of Others
Amen.
Olivier Gourmet
Raymond Machefer
Known for
Cyrano, My Love
Rosetta
Yvon Back
Etienne Barnet
Known for
Chronicles of the Sun
The Shiny Shrimps
Thierry Hancisse
Inspector Kesler
Known for
Midnight in Paris
Ares
Olga Grumberg
Iris Thompson
Known for
Capital
Geordy Couturiau
Maxime Davert
Also in
Les Thibault
Anna M.
Christa Théret
Betty Davert
Known for
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Long Way North
Yolande Moreau
Post Office Clerk
Known for
Amélie
The Brand New Testament
Dieudonné Kabongo
Quinlan Longus
Known for
The Eighth Day
Jean-Pierre Gos
Garage Owner
Known for
Vidocq
The Singer
Costa-Gavras Director · Jean-Claude Grumberg Screenplay Donald E. Westlake Author
Worldwide gross $4.9M · Budget $5.4M · United States release March 2, 2005
Box office
Budget
$5,400,000
Worldwide gross
$4,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
KG Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Les Films du Fleuve
Production
RTBF
Production
SCOPE Invest
Production
Wanda Visión
Production
France · Belgium · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Couperet
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Dutch · French
Release dates
France · March 2, 2005
Theatrical
United States · March 2, 2005
Theatrical
United States
July 28, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Traverse City Film Festival
July 31, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Traverse City Film Festival
Germany
October 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
October 6, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
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