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In Bruges (2008)

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In Bruges is a British-American black comedy-drama crime thriller film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. This movie is McDonagh’s debut feature-length movie. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their enraged boss. The film is set and was filmed in Bruges, Belgium.

In Bruges was the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in the United States on 8 February 2008.

The film earned Farrell the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, while Gleeson was nominated in the same category. McDonagh won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Carrying out orders, rookie hitman Ray shoots a priest during confession, but accidentally kills a young boy who is also in church. He and his mentor Ken are sent to Bruges by their employer Harry, where they are to await further instructions. Ken finds the city charming and quaint, while Ray has nothing but contempt for it.

They chance upon a film shoot involving a dwarf actor, which amuses Ray. Ray is attracted to Chloë, a local drug dealer moonlighting as a production assistant. He takes her to a restaurant, where he gets into an argument with a Canadian couple and ends up knocking them unconscious. Chloë takes Ray to her apartment where they begin to have sex, but her ex-boyfriend Eirik appears and threatens Ray with a handgun. Ray disarms him and fires the gun, loaded with blanks, in Eirik’s face, blinding him in one eye.

Director: Martin McDonagh

Writer: Martin McDonagh

Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jordon Prentice, Eric Godon

►Cast:

Elizabeth BerringtonNatalie
Rudy BlommeTicket Seller
Olivier BonjourFilm Director
Mark DonovanOverweight Man
Ann ElsleyOverweight Woman #2
Colin FarrellRay
Jean-Marc FavorinPoliceman (as Jean Mark Favorin)
Ralph FiennesHarry
Brendan GleesonKen
Eric GodonYuri
Zeljko IvanekCanadian Guy
Sachi KimuraImamoto
Anna MadeleyDenise
Louis NummyHarry’s Child #3
Clémence PoésyChloe
Jordan PrenticeJimmy
Jérémie RenierEirik (as Jérémie Rénier)
Thekla ReutenMarie
Theo StevensonBoy in Church
Inez StintonKelli
Emily ThorlingOverweight Woman
Angel WitneyHarry’s Child #2
Bonnie WitneyHarry’s Child #1
Ran YanivBarman
Stephanie CareyCanadian Girl
Jamie EdgellBoat Driver
Susan AtehKen’s Wife
Sommer GarciaBoard Member
Ciarán HindsPriest
Liz ImperioBoard Member
Stephen KearinBoard Member
Arnold MonteyPriest
Deanna MustardRay’s Secretary
Carmen OsbahrMrs. Maggie DeBriac – Board Member
Mustafa ShakirBoard Member
Bomber Hurley SmithTour Guide

Sources: imdb & wikipedia

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