The Ax (2005)
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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
The Cast
José Garcia
Bruno Davert
Karin Viard
Marlène Davert
Geordy Monfils
Maxime Davert
Christa Théret
Betty Davert
Ulrich Tukur
Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet
Machefer
Yvon Back
Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse
Inspector Kesler
Olga Grumberg
Iris Thompson
Yolande Moreau
Post Office Clerk
Dieudonné Kabongo
Quinlan Longus
Jean-Pierre Gos
Garage Owner
Vanessa Larré
Predator
Serge Larivière
Inspector
Jeanne Savary
TV Host
Luce Mouchel
Mrs. Rick
Philippe Bardy
Edouard Rick
Marie Kremer
Judy Rick
Raphaël D'Olce
Gradé Gendarmerie
Renaud Rutten
Motard Gendarmerie
Jean-Michel Balthazar
Barman Arcadia
Luc Bromagne
PDG
Michel Carcan
Rolf Kranz
Robert Borremans
Inspector Otto Zirner
Alain Guillo
Jack
Jean-Maurice Knockaert
Department Manager
Marc Legein
Mr. Birch
Marie-Hélène Baleau
Madame Birch
Corentin Lobet
Young Driver
Hervé Pauchon
Dentist
Abdelmalek Kadi
Gas Station Attendant
Gérard Kuhnl
Léon Ringer
Marie-Pierre Chaix
Madame Ringer
Christophe Brault
TV Journalist
Olivier Ravanello
TV Journalist
Jean-Claude Grumberg
First Witness
Émilie Raffoul
Second Witness
Alice Kakou
Third Witness
Michèle Berrebi
Prosecutor
John Landis
Maxime's Friend's Father
Emmanuel Hamon
Young Commissioner
Marie-Rose Roland
Maid
Robert Guilmard
Male Driver
Laurence Bremont
Female Driver
Julie Gavras
Young Woman Cabin
Catherine Salée
Lydia
Nabil Ben Yadir
Garbage Collector
Pierre Choul
Tap Dancer
Stéphane Csala
Film Director
Romain Gavras
Civil Inspector
Éric Bronchart
Civil Inspector
Serge Devos
Civil Inspector
Dominique Reding
Civil Inspector
Alain Beaufort
Assistant Kessler
Airy Routier
Young Man Interviewer
Laurence Lafiteau
Young Woman Interviewer
Francine Martel
Concierge Blacher
Denis Taurel
Café l'Étape Customer
Hugues Faget
Café l'Étape Customer
Julie Maes
Mrs. Kranz (uncredited)
Joseph Rapp
Man in the Restaurant (uncredited)
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