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2 March 2005 (France) morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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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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THE movie to summarize this years more (18 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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Arcàdia (Spain: Catalan title)The Ax (International: English title) (literal title)
The Axe (Australia) (TV title)
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France:122 minColour:
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Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Bruno DAVERT (Jose Garcia) is locked-out for economic reasons. To find a new job, his method is simple : kill the other candidates. His behaviour changes, and his wife Marlène(Karin Viard) feels Bruno moving away from the family, from herself and from the true life.
Costa-Gavras shows as the unemployment can make a man crazy.
A perfect look on the stupidity of our society when a man is only the money he can earn. Costa-Gavras show us the vacuum we are running to, destroying everything to obtain what ?
Probably the best political movie of the ten last years. Garcia is excellent, probably because he does not know he his good. K. Viard change her usual energy in distress, her performance is excellent. Everybody is good.
Run to this movie. It shows you your future