The Ax
Trailer: The Ax
Year: 2005
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Studio: KG Productions, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve, RTBF, SCOPE Invest, Wanda Visión
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Monfils, Christa Théret, Ulrich Tukur, Olivier Gourmet
Crew: Michèle Ray-Gavras (Producer), Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Producer), Luc Dardenne (Producer), José María Morales (Producer), Nicolas Naegelen (Sound Engineer), Costa-Gavras (Director)

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