The axe (Le couperet) - José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Monfils, Christa Theret, Costa-Gavras
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Movie propaganda
Chemist Bruno Davert (José Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Theatrical propaganda posters
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film France unemployment drama outsourcing French revenge crime gun retrench
Persons of interest
- José Garcia .... Bruno Davert
- Karin Viard .... Marlène Davert
- Geordy Monfils .... Maxime Davert
- Christa Theret .... Betty Davert
- Ulrich Tukur .... Gerard Hutchinson
- Olivier Gourmet .... Raymond Mâchefer
- Yvon Back .... Etienne Barnet
- Thierry Hancisse .... Inspector Kesler
- Olga Grumberg .... Iris Thompson
- Dieudonné Kabongo .... Quinlan Longus
- Donald E Westlake .... Author: The axe
- Jean-Claude Grumberg .... Screenwriter
- Costa-Gavras .... Screenwriter
- Costa-Gavras .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The axe (Le couperet) official movie site
- The axe (Le couperet) film production notes
- The axe (Le couperet) QuickTime movie trailers:
- Awards and film festivals:
- NB: French language dialogue with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Documentaries: Making-of
- Interviews:
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Security censorship classification
M (Moderate violence, moderate coarse language, moderate sex scenes)
Surveillance time
122 minutes (2:02 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 16 January 2006 - Perth International Arts Festival
Film: 1 June 2006
DVD rental: 24 January 2007
DVD retail: 2 May 2007
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