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in bruges (2008)

Directed by Martin McDonagh, In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as Ray and Ken, two Irish hitmen sent to Belgium to carry out an assignment for their boss Harry, played by Ralph Fiennes. When a previous botched mission leads Harry to give Ken unexpected orders regarding Ray, the two find themselves at odds with each other and must decide how to proceed.

In Bruges
In Bruges
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Comedy
Crime

Director
Martin McDonagh
Release Date
February 8, 2008
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Focus Features , Universal Pictures
Cast
Colin Farrell , Brendan Gleeson , Ralph Fiennes
Writers
Martin McDonagh
Runtime
107minutes
Budget
$15 million

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