---
title: 'The Ax (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Costa-Gavras'
released: '2005-03-02'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ax-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422015/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ax (2005)

2005 · 122 min · Comedy, Thriller · France, Belgium, Spain

Original title: Le Couperet

## Synopsis

The Axe 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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Claude Grumberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-grumberg), [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- **Director:** [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Armand Amar](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-amar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Patrick Blossier](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-blossier)
- **Editor:** [Yannick Kergoat](https://cinepixo.com/people/yannick-kergoat)

## Cast

- [Geordy Monfils](https://cinepixo.com/people/geordy-monfils)
- [Philippe Bardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-bardy)
- [Thierry Hancisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-hancisse)
- [Romain Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-gavras)
- [Jean-Claude Grumberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-grumberg)
- [Serge Larivière](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-lariviere)
- [Yvon Back](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvon-back)
- [Donald E. Westlake](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-e-westlake)
- [Dieudonné Kabongo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieudonne-kabongo)
- [Hervé Pauchon](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-pauchon)
- [Alain Guillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-guillo)
- [Marie Kremer](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-kremer)
- [Jeanne Savary](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-savary)
- [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- [Luce Mouchel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luce-mouchel)

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