The Ax
The Ax

The Ax

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2005
1h 58m
6.9(222 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

KG Productions
StudioCanal
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films du Fleuve
RTBF
SCOPE Invest
Wanda Visión

Cast & Crew

61 members
Acting

José Garcia

Bruno Davert

José Garcia
Acting

Karin Viard

Marlène Davert

Karin Viard
Acting

Ulrich Tukur

Gérard Hutchinson

Ulrich Tukur
Acting

Olivier Gourmet

Raymond Machefer

Olivier Gourmet
Acting

Yvon Back

Etienne Barnet

Yvon Back
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Thierry Hancisse

Inspector Kesler

Thierry Hancisse
Acting

Olga Grumberg

Iris Thompson

Olga Grumberg
Acting

Geordy Couturiau

Maxime Davert

Geordy Couturiau
Acting

Christa Théret

Betty Davert

Christa Théret
Acting

Yolande Moreau

Post Office Clerk

Yolande Moreau
Acting

Dieudonné Kabongo

Quinlan Longus

Dieudonné Kabongo
Acting

Jean-Pierre Gos

Garage Owner

Jean-Pierre Gos
Acting

Vanessa Larré

Predator

Vanessa Larré
Acting

Serge Larivière

Police Inspector

Serge Larivière
Acting

Jeanne Savary

TV Host

Jeanne Savary
Acting

Luce Mouchel

Mrs. Rick

Luce Mouchel
Acting

Philippe Bardy

Mr. Rick

Philippe Bardy
Acting

Marie Kremer

Judy Rick

Marie Kremer
Acting

Raphaël d'Olce

Gendarmerie Officer

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Acting

Renaud Rutten

Motorcycle Gendarmerie

Renaud Rutten
Acting

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Arcadia Bartender

Jean-Michel Balthazar
Acting

Luc Bromagne

PDG

Luc Bromagne
Acting

Michel Carcan

Rolf Kranz

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Robert Borremans

Inspector Otto Zirner

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Alain Guillo

Jack

Alain Guillo
Acting

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Department Manager

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Marc Legein

Mr. Birch

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Marie-Hélène Baleau

Mrs. Birch

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Corentin Lobet

Young Driver

Corentin Lobet
Acting

Hervé Pauchon

Dentist

Hervé Pauchon
Acting

Abdelmalek Kadi

Gas Station Attendant

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Crew

Gérard Kuhnl

Léon Ringer

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Marie-Pierre Chaix

Mrs. Ringer

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Christophe Brault

TV Journalist

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Olivier Ravanello

TV Journalist

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Writing

Jean-Claude Grumberg

1st Witness

Jean-Claude Grumberg
Acting

Émilie Raffoul

2nd Witness

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Alice Kakou

3rd Witness

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Michèle Berrebi

Prosecutor

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Directing

John Landis

Maxime's Friend's Father

John Landis
Directing

Emmanuel Hamon

Young Commissioner

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Acting

Marie-Rose Roland

Maid

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Acting

Robert Guilmard

Driver

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Acting

Laurence Bremont

Female Driver

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Directing

Julie Gavras

Young Woman at the Cabin

Julie Gavras
Acting

Catherine Salée

Lydia

Catherine Salée
Writing

Nabil Ben Yadir

Garbage Collector

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Acting

Pierre Choul

Tap Dancer

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Acting

Stéphane Csala

Film Director

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Directing

Romain Gavras

Civil Inspector

Romain Gavras
Acting

Éric Bronchart

Civil Inspector

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Acting

Serge Devos

Civil Inspector

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Dominique Reding

Civil Inspector

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Alain Beaufort

Assistant Kesler

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Airy Routier

Young Male Interviewer

Airy Routier
Production

Laurence Lafiteau

Young Female Interviewer

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Acting

Francine Martel

Concierge Blacher

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Acting

Denis Taurel

Café l'Étape Customer

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Acting

Hugues Faget

Café l'Étape Customer

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Directing

Joseph Rapp

Man in the Restaurant (uncredited)

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Acting

Julie Maes

Mrs. Kranz (uncredited)

Julie Maes

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