高级职员布鲁诺在一家造纸厂辛勤工作，受到雇主和股东一致称赞。15年后的一天，因工厂外迁，他被解雇。40来岁的布鲁诺自认有技术，年纪也不大，不怕找不到称心工作。然而，3年过去，他仍处于劳务市场门外，顿时醒悟面临着你死我活的无情战场，只有奋力自救才能保持自己和家庭的生活水平，逃脱被淘汰命运。布鲁诺决定杀死自己的竞争者，拼死打赢这场战争…… amily man Bruno has been laid off from his job with a paper company after 15 years faithful service, a victim of profit-motivated ‘efficiency' cuts. Watching a promo video for another company, he's convinced he could do a much better job thanthe boss, if only there was a vacancy. Still unemployed after two years, as money gets tighter and his patriarchal pride takes a battering, Bruno decides to act. In his determination to regain his rightful place in the paper manufacturing industry, he realises that should an appropriate job become available he'd have a far better chance if he could eliminate the other leading candidates. Literally. Directed by Costa Gavra ...