In Bruges Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

After a difficult job in London, two hit men hide out in Bruges. Their views on life and their lifestyle gets murky when they become acquainted with the locals and other tourists and entangled in a new scene.

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Plot

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 Chloë, 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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in In Bruges.

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  Colin Farrell

  A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Batman

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  Brendan Gleeson

  In the Heart of the Sea, Joker: Folie à Deux

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  Ralph Fiennes

  Conclave, 28 Years Later

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  Clemence Poesy

  127 Hours, The Last Rifleman

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  Jeremie Renier

  The Man in the Basement, Frankie

Crew Behind the Film

The In Bruges behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Martin McDonagh last directed The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The film's writer Martin McDonagh last wrote The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Director

Martin McDonagh

Screenwriter

Martin McDonagh

Production Details

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Production Updates for In Bruges

Dec 2004

Completed

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