The Ax (2005)

The Ax (2005) is a Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, rated 6.9/10 by 227 viewers.

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras. Starring José Garcia, Karin Viard, Ulrich Tukur, Olivier Gourmet, Yvon Back.