The Ax (2005)
- Original title
- Le Couperet
- Directed by
- Costa-Gavras
- Genre
- comedy drama, thriller film
- Country
- France, Spain, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 227 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-aged paper company manager loses his job and spirals into despair. To land a new position, he begins murdering his competitors.
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What happens
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 laid-off employee Bruno Davert 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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