The Ax(Movie, 2005)

Name: The Ax
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: T02:2:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "Le Couperet" (French/FR)

2h 2min | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 73 votes)

The Axe (US title: The Ax) (French: Le couperet) is a 2005 black comedy-drama thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras and starring José Garcia, Karin Viard, and Olivier Gourmet. The film is an adaptation of the 1997 novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, and follows the attempts by a laid-off employee to get back on his feet. He eventually becomes so desperate that he is prepared to kill his job competitors. The film is a co-production between France, Belgium and Spain. ()

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About The Ax

A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

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Trailer for The Ax + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Le Couperet, Trailer(Trailer, 1:20)

Additional Information

Production countries: Belgium, Spain, France

Shot in: Liège

Plays in: Western Europe

Based on: "The Ax" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Wanda Visión S.A., Scope Pictures, K.G Productions, Les Films Du Fleuve, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Dutch (NL)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/02/2005

Cast: Karin Viard, Olivier Gourmet, Ulrich Tukur, José Garcia, Christa Théret, Yolande Moreau, Dieudonné Kabongo, Alain Guillo, Donald E. Westlake, Geordy Monfils, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Jean-Pierre Gos, Jeanne Savary, John Landis, Luce Mouchel, Marie Kremer, Olga Grumberg, Philippe Bardy, Renaud Rutten, Serge Larivière, Thierry Hancisse, Vanessa Larré, Yvon Back, Nabil Ben Yadir, Romain Gavras, Catherine Salée, Hervé Pauchon, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Airy Routier

Director: Costa-Gavras

Producer: Dardenne brothers

Screenwriter: Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg

Film Editor: Yannick Kergoat

Director of Photography: Patrick Blossier

Composer: Armand Amar

Production Designer: Laurent Deroo

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Jobkiller - Eine mörderische Karriere"

"Το Τσεκούρι"

"Mördande konkurrens"

"Le couperet"

Keywords: based on novel or book, unemployment, economy, unemployed

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The Ax(Movie, 2005)

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