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The Ax

  • 2005
  • TMDB 6.9/10
  • 1h 58m

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.

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.

Cast

  • José GarciaBruno Davert
  • Karin ViardMarlène Davert
  • Ulrich TukurGérard Hutchinson
  • Olivier GourmetRaymond Machefer
  • Yvon BackEtienne Barnet
  • Thierry HancisseInspector Kesler
  • Olga GrumbergIris Thompson
  • Geordy CouturiauMaxime Davert

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