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7.5/10   2,648 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Donald E. Westlake (novel)
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Release Date:
2 March 2005 (France) more
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Plot:
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Chan-wook Park to remake Le Couperet (The Ax)
 (From Affenheimtheater. 13 October 2009, 1:37 PM, PDT)

Park Chan-Wook Has an 'Axe' to Grind
 (From CinemaSpy. 9 September 2009, 2:25 PM, PDT)

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Cast

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José Garcia ... Bruno Davert
Karin Viard ... Marlène Davert
Geordy Monfils ... Maxime Davert
Christa Theret ... Betty Davert
Ulrich Tukur ... Gérard Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet ... Raymond Machefer
Yvon Back ... Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse ... Inspecteur Kesler
Olga Grumberg ... Iris Thompson
Yolande Moreau ... Préposée poste
Dieudonné Kabongo ... Quinlan Longus (as Dieudonné Kabongo Bashila)
Jean-Pierre Gos ... Garagiste
Vanessa Larré ... Prédatrice
Serge Larivière ... Inspecteur Police
Jeanne Savary ... La présentatrice TV
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Arcàdia (Spain: Catalan title)
The Ax (International: English title) (literal title)
The Axe (Australia) (TV title)
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Runtime:
France:122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Ads on billboards in background were created by the director's friend photographer Oliviero Toscani. more
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22 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
A frightening reality, 26 February 2006
8/10
Author: Angeneer from Athens, Greece

People who characterize this film as a comedy obviously haven't got it. The comic element is just a thin surface. This is a tragic story and a very strong political statement. Obviously Bruno's decisions and actions are absurd, but his circumstances are not. The movie offers an incisive look at the dark reality of chronic unemployment. Corporate greed leads to story after story after story of desperation. Westlake and Gavras know that in order to pass the message you have to lighten up the atmosphere (a la Truman Show), or else the viewer won't sit the whole movie. In order to appreciate the film you have to marginalize the main plot element (the murder story) and concentrate on all the subplots.

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