Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Comedy & Drama
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
107 min.
Rated: R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language & some drug
use
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 42 nominations
Shoot first. Sightsee later...
Bruges, 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 and Ken, it could be their final destination; a
difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before
Christmas by their London boss Harry 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 shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a
potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloe, 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.
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