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The Ax poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.1 / 100
2005·Comedy / Crime / Drama·1h 57m

THE AX

“Some people would die to get (him) this job.”

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.

Above the Line
Costa-Gavras·DirectorCosta-Gavras·ScreenplayJean-Claude Grumberg·ScreenplayPatrick Blossier·Director of PhotographyArmand Amar·Original Music ComposerYannick Kergoat·Editor
Cast
José Garcia·Bruno DavertKarin Viard·Marlène DavertUlrich Tukur·Gérard HutchinsonOlivier Gourmet·Raymond MacheferYvon Back·Etienne BarnetThierry Hancisse·Inspector KeslerOlga Grumberg·Iris ThompsonGeordy Couturiau·Maxime DavertChrista Théret·Betty DavertYolande Moreau·Post Office Clerk
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 1
Costa-Gavras·Director
Writing· 3
Costa-Gavras·ScreenplayJean-Claude Grumberg·ScreenplayDonald E. Westlake·Novel
Camera· 1
Patrick Blossier·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yannick Kergoat·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Armand Amar·Original Music ComposerNicolas Naegelen·Sound EngineerPhilippe van Leer·Foley ArtistThomas Gauder·SoundNicolas Moreau·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 3
Laurent Deroo·Production DesignLaurence Maréchal·Costume DesignThi-Loan Nguyen·Makeup Artist
Production· 7
José María Morales·ProducerMichèle Ray-Gavras·ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne·ProducerLuc Dardenne·ProducerKris Portier de Bellair·CastingGerda Diddens·CastingGeneviève Lemal·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
64.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI -9%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Ax's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#D61C1C
#FFFFFF
#000000
Mood
Disorienting, Unsettling
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a man's head, upside down, emerging from a dark background. His face is visible from the forehead to the chin, with his eyes looking upwards”

crimedrama
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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