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Release Date:
29 helmikuu 2008 (Poland) moreTagline:
Shoot first. Sightsee later.Plot:
Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 30 nominations moreUser Comments:
"They're Filming Midgets..." more (327 total)US TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 16 | 2:30 AM | HBO |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Elizabeth Berrington | ... | Natalie | |
| Rudy Blomme | ... | Ticket Seller | |
| Olivier Bonjour | ... | Film Director | |
| Mark Donovan | ... | Overweight Man | |
| Ann Elsley | ... | Overweight Woman #2 | |
| Colin Farrell | ... | Ray | |
| Jean-Marc Favorin | ... | Policeman | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Harry | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Ken | |
| Eric Godon | ... | Yuri | |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Canadian Guy | |
| Sachi Kimura | ... | Imamoto | |
| Anna Madeley | ... | Denise | |
| Louis Nummy | ... | Harry's child #3 | |
| Clémence Poésy | ... | Chloe |
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Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use.Parents Guide:
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107 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:18 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | USA:R (certificate #43954) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | South Africa:16LV | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Austria:14 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Chile:14 | Mexico:C | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:16 (theatrical rating) | France:U (with warning) | Peru:14Filming Locations:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumFun Stuff
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The film Ken is watching in his hotel room while waiting for Harry's second call is Touch of Evil (1958), directed by Orson Welles. The scene is the opening shot in which a car bomb is planted in the trunk of a car that is then followed in a 3 1/2 minute tracking shot. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The ammunition Ray finds in Chloe's apartment is in a box marked "38 Special Live Rounds" (presumably to distinguish it from the other box marked "Blank Rounds"). No actual ammunition box would bear that marking. The ammunition Ray takes from the box is .357 Magnum, not .38spl, and would not fit in Eirik's .38 pistol. Further, the box is the wrong size for its labeling; it is clearly a box for an automatic caliber such as 9mm or similar (which may be why the ammunition is loose in the box instead of in a proper tray). moreQuotes:
[first lines]Ray: After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions. Shortly thereafter the instructions came through - "Get the fuck out of London, you dumb fucks. Get to Bruges." I didn't even know where Bruges fucking was.
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Ray: It's in Belgium.
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Schubert: 24. Der Leiermann [Winterreise, D.911] moreFAQ
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...in Bruges. Two Irish hit men (Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell) are sent into hiding by their British boss (Ralph Fiennes) in Bruges, Belgium after a botched job only to learn that the most damning job awaits one of them just around the corner. Bruges is a picturesque tourist trap built around the oldest and best maintained medieval city in Belgium. Director and screenwriter Martin McDonagh bleeds the setting and the material for all its worth and makes his feature film debut in superb style.
The dark comedy built around the existential quandaries of hit men has been done to death over the years. If last summer's "You Kill Me" was the relentlessly dark and relentlessly sitcom-y take on the genre, then "In Bruges" is the hipster art film take on the theme. McDonagh deserves all the credit in the world for breathing life into the stale story by texturing the tonal shifts with crisp digital camera-work (that is surprisingly haunting), deep character development, and by creating a wonderful sense of place. Imagine a Graham Greene novel ("Brighton Rock" specifically comes to mind) modernized by David Mamet. The dialog is super smart and wickedly un-PC while the comedy parts are as gut-busting as the crime thriller parts are suspenseful.
McDonagh has also brought together an outstanding cast who thrive in the material. Farrell defies all odds and manages to be as sympathetic in the dramatic parts as he is charmingly sarcastic in the comedic parts. Brendan Gleeson gives a fantastically nuanced portrayal as Farrell's mentor and friend. Meanwhile, Ralph Fiennes channels the scary-as-hell energy he's used previously in "Schindler's List" and the recent "Harry Potter" films in a limber subversion that is a frighteningly fun to watch. The supporting cast is to die for, with Jordan Prentice spot-on as a coked-up dwarf actor shooting an abhorrent art film on the streets of Bruges, and Clemence Poesy coyly seductive and unforgettable as Farrell's unlikely local love interest.
Ultimately "In Bruges" meanders down too many cobblestone paths, and one scene near the end involving a bell tower stretches credibility but adds necessary dramatic effect. Certain plot elements will turn off a large segment of the viewing audience. However, those with the right mindset will be greatly rewarded. "In Bruges" is hilarious, contemplative, sometimes scathing, often nihilistic, but marked by a shockingly hopeful undercurrent while tones shift and the colors of the human condition undulate in McDonagh's insightful light. The arrival of a commanding talent has been heralded...in Bruges.