In Bruges

Director: Martin McDonagh

Overview

Having just carried out a particularly difficult hit in London, two hitmen seek shelter in Bruges, Belgium, only to find their views on life and death permanently altered by their interactions with the locals, the tourists, and a film crew. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes star in an action comedy from director Martin McDonagh.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2009
UPC:	0025195016322
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	27,480

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Gag reel; Making of In Bruges

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Colin Farrell	Ray
Brendan Gleeson	Ken
Ralph Fiennes	Harry
Jeremie Renier	Eirik
Thekla Reuten	Marie
Jordan Prentice	Jimmy
?eljko Ivanek	Canadian Guy
Eric Godon	Yuri
Elizabeth Berrington	Natalie
Sachi Kimura	Imamoto
Anna Madeley	Denise
Inez Stinton	Kelli
Rudy Blomme	Ticket Seller
Olivier Bonjour	Film Director
Mark Donovan	Overweight Man
Jean-Mark Favorin	Actor,Policeman
Stephanie Carey	Canadian Girl
Cl?mence Po?sy	Chlo?
Ann Elsley	Overweight Woman #2
Louis Nummy	Harry's Child #3
Theo Stevenson	Boy in Church
Emily Thorling	Overweight Woman
Angel Witney	Harry's Child #2,Harry's Child #1
Ran Yaniv	Barman
Jamie Edgell	Boat Driver
Susan Ateh	Ken's Wife
Ciar?n Hinds	Priest
Harold Smith	Tour Guide
Arnold Montey	Priest
Sommer Garcia	Board Member
Liz Imperio	Board Member
Jean Mark Favorin	Policeman
Clemence Poesy	Actor
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh	Screenwriter
Graham Broadbent	Producer
Jina Jay	Casting
Mark Holt	Special Effects
Paul Herbert	Stunts
Richard Briscoe	Special Effects
Jeff Abberley	Executive Producer
Julia Blackman	Executive Producer
Tessa Ross	Executive Producer
Peter Czernin	Producer
Sarah Harvey	Producer
Louie Alexander	Special Effects
Robert Brazier	Sound Effects
Oliver Brierley	Sound Effects
Peter Burgis	Sound Effects
Paul Carr	Sound Effects
Alistair Crocker	Sound Effects
Nick Cupac	Key Grip
James Embree	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- In Bruges
1. Medieval Town [4:42]
2. Terrible Tourist [5:21]
3. Seeing the Sights [5:19]
4. Message Received [4:59]
5. Holy Blood [4:58]
6. Purgatory [5:13]
7. My Hometown [6:13]
8. Like a Fairy Tale [6:32]
9. Someone Nice [3:31]
10. Drowning Sorrows [3:43]
11. Choose a Side [3:46]
12. Suicidal [5:57]
13. Keep on Moving [6:53]
14. Back to Bruges [4:51]
15. Capacity to Change [:19]
16. In Your Debt [5:16]
17. Last Chance [6:07]
18. Will to Live [5:23]
19. Principles [7:25]
20. End Titles [4:31]

Menu

Disc #1 -- In Bruges
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Scenes
Bonus
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Gag Reel
When in Bruges
Strange Bruges
A Boat Trip Around Bruges
F**king Bruges
Languages
Spoken Language
English 5.1
Français 5.1
Subtitles
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Editorial Reviews

By the time In Bruges hit theaters, the accumulation of recent British gangster movies left some viewers skeptical whether there'd be anything new here -- especially with Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla looming on the horizon as yet another dose of the familiar. As it turns out, setting the action in Belgium is just this film's first important departure from the status quo. Guided by the sensibilities of an accomplished Irish playwright, In Bruges is a deep and unexpected breath of fresh air. This is to say nothing of how Martin McDonagh's film enabled the surprise reemergence of Colin Farrell. In Bruges provided the actor his first Golden Globe nomination and win for the role of Ray, a small-time wisecracking hood whose botched hit follows him to the medieval landscape of Bruges, where he and a partner (Brendan Gleeson) await further instruction. Their relationship is peculiar to the criminal world, where surface loyalty and a wicked camaraderie are offset by the tense fragility of changing circumstances and the criminal code. The two actors have great oil-and-water chemistry and some hilarious exchanges, but the core of their relationship is the work-related emotional burdens they share, sensitively rendered by McDonagh. Ralph Fiennes' insertion into this dynamic only increases the complexity and the fun. McDonagh's Oscar-nominated screenplay consistently has it both ways, balancing the silly and the serious, and managing its every clever thread with equal aplomb. The city of Bruges, with its singular architectural scheme, sets in motion many of the plot's wonderful oddities, unexpected turns, and quirky characters. But its role is proportionate to McDonagh's other fine touches, far more than gimmick, far more than pretty scenery intended to distract the viewer. As it deconstructs the criminal mind and examines why people do what they do, In Bruges is both funny and poignant.