Le Couperet

The Axe US title The Ax French Le couperet is a FrenchBelgianSpanish film from 2005 by GreekFrench director CostaGavras, starring Jos 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 laidoff employee to get back on his feet. He eventually becomes so desperate that he is prepared to kill his job competitors.

Bruno was one of the 600 laid off, and two years later he has still not been able to find another job, in spite of numerous job applications. He has lost his selfesteem and his family has been forced to give up many of its accepted comforts, such as cable TV and the internet, although his wife has taken two parttime jobs in order to keep them afloat. Bruno concludes that there is too much competition in his sector for the few jobs available, so in desperation he decides to literally eliminate his competitors, by killing those more qualified than him.The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80 ofcritics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.210. ........

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