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6.9Bruno 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.
Released: 2005-03-02118 minDir: Costa-GavrasComedy, Crime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $5.4MBox office: $4.9M
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Cast
- José Garcia as Bruno Davert
- Karin Viard as Marlène Davert
- Ulrich Tukur as Gérard Hutchinson
- Olivier Gourmet as Raymond Machefer
- Yvon Back as Etienne Barnet
- Thierry Hancisse as Inspector Kesler
Themes
- based on novel or book
- capitalism
- economy
- unemployment
- corporation
- paper industry
- unemployed
- luger
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 448867
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- publication date
- 2005-10-13
- title
- Le Couperet
- review score
- 80%
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Categories
2005 Belgian films2005 black comedy films2005 films2005 French films2005 thriller filmsBelgian black comedy filmsBelgian thriller filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by Donald E. WestlakeFilms directed by Costa GavrasFilms scored by Armand AmarFrench black comedy filmsFrench satirical filmsFrench thriller filmsLes Films du Fleuve filmsTemplate film date with 3 release datesTermination of employment in popular culture