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 a laid-off employee 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.
The Ax (2005)
Directed by Costa-Gavras
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$4,885,946
Tags
Film Based On A Novel, Unemployment
Attributes
Based On: The Ax
Filming Location: Liège
Narrative Location: Western Europe
Subject: murder, social change, unemployment
Filming Location: Liège
Narrative Location: Western Europe
Subject: murder, social change, unemployment
Alternate Titles
A fejsze
HU
Arcadia
ES
Cu doua taisuri
RO
Die Axt
DE
Golpe a Golpe
PT
Il cacciatore di teste
IT
Jobkiller - Eine mörderische Karriere
DE
Kirves
FI
Kirves - työtön tappaja
FI
La corporación
AR
Le couperet
CA, FR, US
Mördande konkurrens
SE
O Corte
BR
Ölümcül çözüm
TR
Ostre cięcia
PL
Papirmanden
DK
The Ax
AU, CA, GB, US
The Axe
AU, GB
Το Τσεκούρι
GR
Нож гильотины
RU