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The Ax
Quick Facts
DirectorCosta-Gavras
Runtime1h 58m · 16
GenresComedy · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Release2005-03-02
Film

The Ax

2005· 16· 1h 58m· Comedy· Crime· Drama· Thriller

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.

2005-03-02
The Ax

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Key Crew
DirectorCosta-Gavras
ScreenplayCosta-Gavras
Director of PhotographyPatrick Blossier
Original Music ComposerArmand Amar
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 21 crew)

Details

Released2005-03-02
Runtime1h 58m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosKG Productions · StudioCanal · France 2 Cinéma
Budget$5M
Box office$5M
LanguagesDutch · French
CountriesFrance · Belgium · Spain
Rating6.9/10 · 227 votes
Original languagefr

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