Le couperet (2005)

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122 min - Comedy | Crime | Drama - 2 March 2005 (France)

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A chemist (Garcia) 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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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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Bruno Davert, a chemist working for a paper company, is fired. After three years he's still unemployed, too much competition for the few job position he could fit in his sector. He sent tons of resumes, he attended many qualifying courses, he tried everything but there is nothing to do: no job for him in the industry. The only healthy company in the sector is "Arcadia", but joining it is just an impossible dream. At this point Bruno is desperate. What he could do: to kill all the competitors? Could he? Written by 1felco

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Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Belgium | France | Spain

Language:

French | Dutch

Release Date:

2 March 2005 (France) See more »

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Arcàdia See more »

Filming Locations:

Beaufays, Belgium See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€45,672 (Italy) (12 February 2006) (32 Screens)

Gross:

€114,148 (Italy) (19 February 2006)

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K.G. Productions, Studio Canal, France 2 Cinéma See more »

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France: 122 min

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DTS | Dolby Digital

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1.85 : 1

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Gérard Hutchinson: Vous savez, au bout de cinq ans de chômage on est devenu... non, comment on dit en français?
Bruno Davert: Has-been.
Gérard Hutchinson: Ah oui, voilà, has-been.
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