Le Couperet
Brief Synopsis
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Bruno Davert, an engineer worker in the papermaking industry, is a victim of the relocation of his company. He has been on the dole for almost two years, alternating between moments of self-awareness and depression, and confronting the humiliation of job interviews.
One day he has a somewhat drast
Cast & Crew
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Costa-gavras
Director
Jose Garcia
Olivier Gourmet
Karin Viard
Ulrich Tukur
Yvon Back
Film Details
Also Known As
Arcadia, Ax, The, Axe, Cacciatore Di Teste, Corporacion, Couperet, Cu Doua Taiauri, Mördande konkurrens, O Corte
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Canal Plus; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Les Films Du Fleuve; Rtbf; Scope Pictures; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Wanda Visión S.A.
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alfa Films; Bazuca; CinTart; Fandango; Frenetic Films; Mars Distribution; Pandora Film Produktion; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Transilvania Film
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Synopsis
Bruno Davert, an engineer worker in the papermaking industry, is a victim of the relocation of his company. He has been on the dole for almost two years, alternating between moments of self-awareness and depression, and confronting the humiliation of job interviews. One day he has a somewhat drastic idea: to treat the "labor market" like any other market, in other words to do everything possible to eliminate all competition. He obtains the names of the unemployed engineers living in his region and, therefore, potential rivals for a job at the Arcadia factory and kills them one by one.
Director
Costa-gavras
Director
Cast
Jose Garcia
Olivier Gourmet
Karin Viard
Ulrich Tukur
Yvon Back
Thierry Hancisse
Geordy Monfils
Christa Theret
Olga Grumberg
Yolande Moreau
Dieudonne Kabongo
Jean-pierre Gos
Crew
Armand Amar
Music
Patrick Blossier
Dp/Cinematographer
Patrick Blossier
Director Of Photography
Olivier Bronckart
Executive Producer
Costa-gavras
Screenplay
Jean-pierre Dardenne
Coproducer
Luc Dardenne
Coproducer
Kris Portier Debellair
Casting
Laurent Deroo
Production Designer
Gerda Diddens
Casting
Thomas Gauder
Sound Department
Jean-claude Grumberg
Screenplay
Yannick Kergoat
Editor
Genevifve Lemal
Associate Producer
Alexandre Lippens
Executive Producer
Alexandre Lippens
Associate Producer
Laurence Marechal
Costume Designer
Jose-maria Morales
Coproducer
Nicholas Moreau
Sound Department
Nicolas Naegelen
Sound Department
Joseph Rapp
Assistant Director
Michele Ray-gavras
Producer
Donald Westlake
Source Material
Arlette Zylberberg
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Arcadia, Ax, The, Axe, Cacciatore Di Teste, Corporacion, Couperet, Cu Doua Taiauri, Mördande konkurrens, O Corte
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Canal Plus; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Les Films Du Fleuve; Rtbf; Scope Pictures; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Wanda Visión S.A.
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alfa Films; Bazuca; CinTart; Fandango; Frenetic Films; Mars Distribution; Pandora Film Produktion; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Transilvania Film
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the novel "The Ax" written by Donald Westlake; published by Mysterious Press 1997.
