In Brudges is a 2008 crime comedy film written and directed by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The film premiered in limited theaters on February 8, 2008, and some time before that, at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008.
Premise[]
Ray and Ken, two hitmen, get stuck in Bruges, Belgium, after an unsuccessful mission. The situation becomes complicated when their boss asks Ken to kill Ray.
Cast[]
- Colin Farrell as Ray, an Irish hitman wracked with guilt from his first assignment
- Brendan Gleeson as Ken, an older and more experienced Irish hitman
- Ralph Fiennes as Harry Waters, a violent crime boss with unbending principles
- Clémence Poésy as Chloë Villette, a Belgian criminal and production assistant who is also a drug-dealer
- Jordan Prentice as Jimmy, an American drug-addicted dwarf actor
- Thekla Reuten as Marie, co-owner and operator of the hotel
- Jérémie Renier as Eirik, Chloë's ex-boyfriend and ex-partner in crime
- Anna Madeley as Denise, a Dutch prostitute picked up by Jimmy
- Elizabeth Berrington as Natalie, Harry's wife
- Eric Godon as Yuri, Harry's Belgian contact who sells illegal weaponry