In Bruges (2008)

Recommended

UK/USA

Feature Film

Writer/Director: Martin McDonagh

Cinematographer: Eigil Bryld

Composer: Carter Burwell

Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten

An oft hilarious trip to picturesque Bruges in the company of two disparate hitmen, hiding out after an assignment gone terribly wrong, playwright McDonagh’s film debut is a black comedy of a rare breed; not only does it manage to be very, very funny, but its use of violence is never disrespectful or flippant, and its characters are drawn with a great deal of humanity. Iain.Stott