UK / USA,
2008, 107 min
(Alternative: 103 min)
Directed by:
Martin McDonaghScreenplay:
Martin McDonaghCinematography:
Eigil BryldComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Eric Godon, Jérémie Renier, Elizabeth Berrington, Željko Ivanek, Anna Madeley, Jordan Prentice (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) have been ordered to cool their heels in the storybook city of Bruges (it's in Belgium) after finishing a big job. But since hit men make the worst tourists, they soon find themselves in a life & death struggle of comic proportions against one very angry crime boss (Ralph Fiennes)! (Focus Features)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2009 - Martin McDonagh (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2009 - Martin McDonagh (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2009 - Brendan Gleeson (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2009 - Best Editing
- 2009 - Outstanding British Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2008 - Martin McDonagh (Best Screenplay)
- 2008 - Best British Independent Film
- 2008 - Colin Farrell (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Brendan Gleeson (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Ralph Fiennes (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2008 - Technical Achievement
- 2008 - Martin McDonagh (The Douglas Hickox Award)
Golden Globes
- 2009 - Colin Farrell (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 2009 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2009 - Brendan Gleeson (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 - Martin McDonagh (Pauline Kael Breakout Award)
The Saturn Awards
- 2009 - Best International Film