The Ax

Some people would die to get (him) this job.

Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly deteriorates as their hold on the middle class slips away. Bruno concocts a grimly audacious plan to identify and kill his fellow job applicants so that he is the only qualified person left.

José Garcia

(Bruno Davert)

Karin Viard

(Marlène Davert)

Geordy Monfils

(Maxime Davert)

Christa Théret

(Betty Davert)

Ulrich Tukur

(Hutchinson)

Olivier Gourmet

(Machefer)

Yvon Back

(Etienne Barnet)

Thierry Hancisse

(Inspector Kesler)

Olga Grumberg

(Iris Thompson)

Yolande Moreau

(Post Office Clerk)

Dieudonné Kabongo

(Quinlan Longus)

Jean-Pierre Gos

(Garage Owner)

Vanessa Larré

(Predator)

Serge Larivière

(Inspector)

Jeanne Savary

(TV Host)

Luce Mouchel

(Mrs. Rick)

Philippe Bardy

(Edouard Rick)

Marie Kremer

(Judy Rick)

Raphaël D'Olce

(Gradé Gendarmerie)

Renaud Rutten

(Motard Gendarmerie)

Jean-Michel Balthazar

(Barman Arcadia)

Luc Bromagne

(PDG)

Michel Carcan

(Rolf Kranz)

Robert Borremans

(Inspector Otto Zirner)

Alain Guillo

(Jack)

Jean-Maurice Knockaert

(Department Manager)

Marc Legein

(Mr. Birch)

Marie-Hélène Baleau

(Madame Birch)

Corentin Lobet

(Young Driver)

Hervé Pauchon

(Dentist)

Abdelmalek Kadi

(Gas Station Attendant)

Gérard Kuhnl

(Léon Ringer)

Marie-Pierre Chaix

(Madame Ringer)

Christophe Brault

(TV Journalist)

Olivier Ravanello

(TV Journalist)

Jean-Claude Grumberg

(First Witness)

Émilie Raffoul

(Second Witness)

Alice Kakou

(Third Witness)

Michèle Berrebi

(Prosecutor)

John Landis

(Maxime's Friend's Father)

Emmanuel Hamon

(Young Commissioner)

Marie-Rose Roland

(Maid)

Robert Guilmard

(Male Driver)

Laurence Bremont

(Female Driver)

Julie Gavras

(Young Woman Cabin)

Catherine Salée

(Lydia)

Nabil Ben Yadir

(Garbage Collector)

Pierre Choul

(Tap Dancer)

Stéphane Csala

(Film Director)

Romain Gavras

(Civil Inspector)

Éric Bronchart

(Civil Inspector)

Serge Devos

(Civil Inspector)

Dominique Reding

(Civil Inspector)

Alain Beaufort

(Assistant Kessler)

Airy Routier

(Young Man Interviewer)

Laurence Lafiteau

(Young Woman Interviewer)

Francine Martel

(Concierge Blacher)

Denis Taurel

(Café l'Étape Customer)

Hugues Faget

(Café l'Étape Customer)

Julie Maes

(Mrs. Kranz (uncredited))

Joseph Rapp

(Man in the Restaurant (uncredited))