# The Ax (2005)

> A desperate unemployed chemist turns the brutal logic of corporate competition into a darkly comic murder campaign.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21387

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Costa-Gavras
- Cast: José Garcia, Karin Viard, Ulrich Tukur, Olivier Gourmet, Yvon Back, Thierry Hancisse, Olga Grumberg, Geordy Couturiau
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422015/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: darkly comic, tense, provocative, late night viewing, social satire double feature

## Synopsis

A desperate man contemplates the unthinkable in a cutthroat job market.

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