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.

José Garcia
as Bruno Davert

Karin Viard
as Marlène Davert

Geordy Monfils
as Maxime Davert

Christa Théret
as Betty Davert

Ulrich Tukur
as Hutchinson

Olivier Gourmet
as Machefer

Yvon Back
as Etienne Barnet

Thierry Hancisse
as Inspector Kesler

Olga Grumberg
as Iris Thompson

Yolande Moreau
as Post Office Clerk