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* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home and gets used by Bruno for his murders was a war booty he took on a dead German soldier.

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* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home and gets used by Bruno for his murders was a war booty he took on a dead German soldier.
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39-year-old French engineer and manager Bruno Davert (José Garcia) has been working at a paper mill for 15 years, improving products and saving money for its shareholders. One day, the company announces that it is forced to "downsize", so 600 employees are laid off and many of their jobs are instead outsourced to a company in Romania. Bruno loses his job, and he is initially confident that he can easily find a place in another company for the same paycheck.

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39-year-old French engineer and manager Bruno Davert (José Garcia) (Creator/JoseGarcia) has been working at a paper mill for 15 years, improving products and saving money for its shareholders. One day, the company announces that it is forced to "downsize", so 600 employees are laid off and many of their jobs are instead outsourced to a company in Romania. Bruno loses his job, and he is initially confident that he can easily find a place in another company for the same paycheck.

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* CoolGuns: The main weapon Bruno uses to commit murders is a [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German]] ''Lüger'' [=P08=], which his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII veteran father kept as war booty/souvenir, along with ammos.
* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home was a war booty he took on a dead German soldier.

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* CoolGuns: The main weapon Bruno uses to commit murders is a [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German]] ''Lüger'' [=P08=], which his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII veteran father kept as war booty/souvenir, along with ammos.
* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home and gets used by Bruno for his murders was a war booty he took on a dead German soldier.
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* {{Frameup}}: Out of sheer luck for Bruno, Gerard Hutchinson commits suicide with another ''Lüger'', which makes the French and German police think that Hutchinson was the murderer and killed himself out of guilt.

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* {{Frameup}}: Out of sheer luck for Bruno, his target Gerard Hutchinson commits suicide with suicide, and he had another ''Lüger'', ''Lüger'' at his home, which makes the French and German police think that Hutchinson was the murderer SerialKiller and killed himself out of guilt.



* RemovingTheRival: Bruno sets out to kill other job appliants and a manager so he'll be the only one left to get the much coveted job.

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* RemovingTheRival: Bruno sets out to kill other job appliants and a manager so he'll be the only one left to get the a much coveted job.
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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 French film directed and written by Creator/CostaGavras. It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.

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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 French crime film directed and written by Creator/CostaGavras. It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.
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* KlingonPromotion: After killing paper mill manager Raymond Machefer, and with no other appliant standing in his way, Bruno eventually gets Machefer's job. But then, a woman looks at him from a distance, hinting at this repeating again with him as the target.

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* KlingonPromotion: After killing paper mill manager Raymond Machefer, and with no other appliant standing in his way, Bruno eventually gets Machefer's job. But then, during a business meeting a woman looks at him from a distance, hinting at this repeating again with him as the target.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Some people would kill for a job. Literally.]]
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: From a US-set story to France, with short scenes in neighboring Belgium and Germany.
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Despite applying anywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other people are as qualified as he is and looking for the same job. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.

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Despite applying anywhere everywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. later and refuses to get an easier to find but lower-paying job. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other people are as qualified as he is and looking for the same job. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.
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* LawOfInverseRecoil: Averted. Bruno hurts his shoulder when repeatedly trying to shoot the ''Lüger'' one-handed.

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* LawOfInverseRecoil: Averted. {{Averted|Trope}}. Bruno hurts his shoulder when repeatedly trying to shoot the ''Lüger'' one-handed.one-handed, either when training or when killing his rivals.
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* SettingUpdate: From America in TheNineties to France in the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]].

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* SettingUpdate: From America in TheNineties in the novel to France in the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]].
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* SettingUpdate: From America in TheNineties to France in the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]].
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Despite applying anywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other people are as qualified as him. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.

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Despite applying anywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other people are as qualified as him.he is and looking for the same job. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.
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* CigarFuseLighting: Bruno opens the gas valves of Machefer's kitchen while Machefer is sleeping drunk, which results in Machefer killing himself in a gas explosion when lighting a cigarette after waking up.

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* CigarFuseLighting: Unintentional on the part of the guy with the cigarette: Bruno opens the gas valves of Machefer's kitchen while Machefer is sleeping drunk, which results in Machefer killing himself in a gas explosion when lighting a cigarette after waking up.
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* CigarFuseLighting: Bruno opens the gas valves of Machefer's kitchen while Machefer is sleeping drunk, which results in Machefer killing himself in a gas explosion when lighting a cigarette after waking up.
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* ConnectTheDeaths: The French and German police are quick to figure out Bruno's victims are all engineers in the paper industry, and come to meet Bruno as a potential target of the killer since his curriculum vitae is similar to that of each of the victims. They don't know that he is the killer, of course.

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* ConnectTheDeaths: The French and German police are quick to figure out Bruno's victims are all engineers engineers/managers in the paper industry, and come to meet Bruno as a potential target of the killer since his curriculum vitae is similar to that of each of the victims. They don't know that he is the killer, of course.
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39-year-old French engineer Bruno Davert (José Garcia) has been working at a paper mill for 15 years, improving products and saving money for its shareholders. One day, the company announces that it is forced to "downsize", so 600 employees are laid off and many of their jobs are instead outsourced to a company in Romania. Bruno loses his job, and he is initially confident that he can easily find a place in another company for the same paycheck.

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39-year-old French engineer and manager Bruno Davert (José Garcia) has been working at a paper mill for 15 years, improving products and saving money for its shareholders. One day, the company announces that it is forced to "downsize", so 600 employees are laid off and many of their jobs are instead outsourced to a company in Romania. Bruno loses his job, and he is initially confident that he can easily find a place in another company for the same paycheck.

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Despite applying anywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other men who are as qualified as him have also applied. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.

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Despite applying anywhere he can, Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other men who people are as qualified as him have also applied.him. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.



* TheAlcoholic: Raymond Machefer, the manager who ends up being Bruno's last victim. He drinks a lot, which works in Bruno's favor -- Bruno uses this to talk his way out of the home-invading situation he found himself in and gain his trust before killing him via intentional gas leak.



* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home was a war booty he took on dead German soldiers.

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* DadTheVeteran: Bruno's deceased father was in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades Free French Forces]] during World War II. The ''Lüger'' [=P08=] that he brought home was a war booty he took on a dead German soldiers.soldier.



* KlingonPromotion: After killing paper mill manager Raymond Machefer, and with no other appliant standing in his way, Bruno eventually gets Machefer's job. But then, a woman looks at him from a distance, hinting at this repeating again with him as the target.



* RemovingTheRival: Bruno sets out to kill other job appliants so he'll be the only one left to get the much coveted job.

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* RemovingTheRival: Bruno sets out to kill other job appliants and a manager so he'll be the only one left to get the much coveted job.
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* AdaptationNameChange: From "Burke Devore" in the novel to "Bruno Davert" in the film, which still sounds close.
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* AdaptationalNationality: The original novel's protagonist is American. The film makes him a Frenchman.

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* AdaptationalNationality: The original novel's protagonist is American. The film film, being a French adaptation, makes him a Frenchman.
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* AdaptationalNationality: The original novel's protagonist is American. The film makes him a French.

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* AdaptationalNationality: The original novel's protagonist is American. The film makes him a French.Frenchman.
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* AdaptationalNationality: The original novel's protagonist is American. The film makes him a French.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Bruno remains disturbed by the murders he's committing throughout his crime spree, while his book counterpart [[ItGetsEasier becomes pretty nonchalant about it early on.]] His book counterpart also displays racist and misogynistic opinions by not even bothering to consider any female or African American targets, dissing them as affirmative action hires who won't seriously challenge him for his coveted job.
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* ConnectTheDeaths: The French and German police are quick to figure out Bruno's victims are all engineers in the paper industry, and come to meet Bruno as a potential target of the killer since his curriculum vitae is similar to that of each of the victims. They don't know that he is the killer, of course.
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Despite applying anywhere he can, bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other men who are as qualified as him have also applied. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.

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Despite applying anywhere he can, bruno Bruno is still jobless two years later. One day, he finds the perfect job opportunity in another paper mill. There's only one problem: several other men who are as qualified as him have also applied. Bruno then sets out to eliminate the competition -- physically.
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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 film directed and written by Creator/CostaGavras. It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.

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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 French film directed and written by Creator/CostaGavras. It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.
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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 film directed and written by Costa-Gavras (''Film/{{Z}}'', ''Film/{{Missing}}'', ''Film/{{Amen}}''). It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.

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''The Axe'' (''Le Couperet'' in French, US title ''The Ax'') is a 2005 film directed and written by Costa-Gavras (''Film/{{Z}}'', ''Film/{{Missing}}'', ''Film/{{Amen}}'').Creator/CostaGavras. It is based on the novel ''The Ax'' by Creator/DonaldWestlake.

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