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Plot:
Academy Award-winning writer/director Martin McDonagh takes
audiences on a killingly funny trip In Bruges, which is world-premiering
as the opening-night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Mr. McDonagh makes his feature directorial debut on the film,
from his own original screenplay. His plays (which include
The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Pillowman) have brought
him two Olivier Awards and four Tony Award nominations. He
wrote and directed Six Shooter, starring Brendan Gleeson,
which earned him the 2006 Academy Award for Best Live-Action
Short Film.
In Bruges was filmed on location; Bruges (pronounced "broozh"),
the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium,
is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the
world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan
Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult
job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas
by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee
Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook
Flemish city for a couple of weeks.
Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals,
and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living
the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed
in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a
fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds
his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity
of the city.
But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more
surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves
in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval
art, a dwarf American actor (Jordan Prentice) shooting a European
art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray
in the form of Chloe (Clemence Poesy), who may have some dark
secrets of her own.
And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's
vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic
proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Focus Features
Production Co:
Film 4
Blueprint Pictures
In Association With
Scion Films
Release Date:
February 8, 2008
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Site
www.scionfilms.com
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