The Ax

Paper-company corridor, Wednesday noon, the hum of a dying printer. Bruno’s severance package arrives on a Tuesday. His résumé circles back unopened. Their savings drawer yawns empty. Costa-Gavras slyly raids Kafka for a joke too bleak to laugh.

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Costa-Gavras directed The Ax in 2005. See Costa-Gavras's full filmography, where to start with Costa-Gavras, or where to go after you've seen everything by Costa-Gavras.

The Ax was released in 2005 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 118 minutes.