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The Ax
The Ax

The Ax

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

6.924/10

Release Date

02 March 2005

Country

France

Cast

José Garcia

José Garcia

Bruno Davert

Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Marlène Davert

Geordy Monfils

Geordy Monfils

Maxime Davert

Christa Théret

Christa Théret

Betty Davert

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Hutchinson

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Machefer

Yvon Back

Yvon Back

Etienne Barnet

Thierry Hancisse

Thierry Hancisse

l'inspecteur Kesler

Olga Grumberg

Olga Grumberg

Iris Thompson

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

préposée de la Poste

Dieudonné Kabongo

Dieudonné Kabongo

Quinlan Longus

Jean-Pierre Gos

Jean-Pierre Gos

Garagiste

Vanessa Larré

Vanessa Larré

Prédatrice

Serge Larivière

Serge Larivière

Inspecteur

Jeanne Savary

Jeanne Savary

La présentatrice TV

Luce Mouchel

Luce Mouchel

Mme Rick

Philippe Bardy

Philippe Bardy

Edouard Rick

Marie Kremer

Marie Kremer

Judy Rick

Raphaël D'Olce

Raphaël D'Olce

Gradé Gendarmerie

Renaud Rutten

Renaud Rutten

Motard Gendarmerie

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Barman Arcadia

Luc Bromagne

Luc Bromagne

PDG

Michel Carcan

Michel Carcan

Rolf Kranz

Robert Borremans

Robert Borremans

Inspecteur Otto Zirner

Alain Guillo

Alain Guillo

Jack

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Chef de rayon

Marc Legein

Marc Legein

M. Birch

Marie-Hélène Baleau

Marie-Hélène Baleau

Madame Birch

Corentin Lobet

Corentin Lobet

Jeune chauffeur

Hervé Pauchon

Hervé Pauchon

Dentiste

Abdelmalek Kadi

Abdelmalek Kadi

Pompiste

Gérard Kuhnl

Gérard Kuhnl

Léon Ringer

Marie-Pierre Chaix

Marie-Pierre Chaix

Madame Ringer

Christophe Brault

Christophe Brault

Journaliste TV

Olivier Ravanello

Olivier Ravanello

Journaliste TV

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Premier témoin

Émilie Raffoul

Émilie Raffoul

Deuxième témoin

Alice Kakou

Alice Kakou

Troisième témoin

Michèle Berrebi

Michèle Berrebi

Procureur

John Landis

John Landis

Père du copain de Maxime

Emmanuel Hamon

Emmanuel Hamon

Jeune commissaire

Marie-Rose Roland

Marie-Rose Roland

Femme de chambre

Robert Guilmard

Robert Guilmard

Automobiliste

Laurence Bremont

Laurence Bremont

Femme automobiliste

Julie Gavras

Julie Gavras

Jeune femme cabine

Catherine Salée

Catherine Salée

Lydia

Nabil Ben Yadir

Nabil Ben Yadir

Eboueur

Pierre Choul

Pierre Choul

Danseur de claquettes

Stéphane Csala

Stéphane Csala

Directeur du cinéma

Romain Gavras

Romain Gavras

Inspecteur civil

Éric Bronchart

Éric Bronchart

Inspecteur civil

Serge Devos

Serge Devos

Inspecteur civil

Dominique Reding

Dominique Reding

Inspecteur civil

Alain Beaufort

Alain Beaufort

Assistant Kessler

Airy Routier

Airy Routier

Jeune homme entretien

Laurence Lafiteau

Laurence Lafiteau

Jeune femme entretien

Francine Martel

Francine Martel

Concierge Blacher

Denis Taurel

Denis Taurel

Client Café l'Étape

Hugues Faget

Hugues Faget

Client Café l'Étape

Julie Maes

Julie Maes

Mme Kranz (uncredited)

Joseph Rapp

Joseph Rapp

A man in the restaurant (uncredited)

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