Novice hit man Ray (Colin Farrell) bungles his first job in the worst possible way. As punishment, Ray's high-strung, foul-mouthed boss Harry banishes him and his senior partner Ken (Brendan Gleeson) to the quaint Belgian city of Bruges, ordering them to wait for further instructions (which shall not be revealed here). For Ken, Bruges is a quaint place for sight-seeing and R&R. But for Ray, it's just 'fucking' Bruges, the last place on earth he wants to be. Morose, withdrawn and guilt-ridden, Ray contemplates suicide, but then he meets a beautiful young woman ... but that's another subplot. Bruges is the capital and largest city in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, but it’s far too small to contain all the problems these two schlubs create for the locals and for themselves. This well- acted, dark comedy-tragedy is a treat to eyes and ears, but be prepared to hear the f-word and its derivatives 126 times, an average of 1.18 times per minute!
IN BRUGES (2008)
Novice hit man Ray (Colin Farrell) bungles his first job in the worst possible way. As punishment, Ray's high-strung, foul-mouthed boss Harry banishes him and his senior partner Ken (Brendan Gleeson) to the quaint Belgian city of Bruges, ordering them to wait for further instructions (which shall not be revealed here). For Ken, Bruges is a quaint place for sight-seeing and R&R. But for Ray, it's just 'fucking' Bruges, the last place on earth he wants to be. Morose, withdrawn and guilt-ridden, Ray contemplates suicide, but then he meets a beautiful young woman ... but that's another subplot. Bruges is the capital and largest city in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, but it’s far too small to contain all the problems these two schlubs create for the locals and for themselves. This well- acted, dark comedy-tragedy is a treat to eyes and ears, but be prepared to hear the f-word and its derivatives 126 times, an average of 1.18 times per minute!
