CHRISTMAS FILMS
In Bruges
About
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be
Christmas Film World Cup pedigree
A controversial selection for a Christmas film list and one of the darker choices on the running order. It stormed the prequalifying in 2022 and after giving two heavy hitters a scare in the group stage it faded away. A firm favourite with the cult crowd though.
Rating
BBFC: Contains strong bloody violence, very strong language and hard drug use
Trailer
Ranking
29
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2008
Trivia
Martin McDonagh
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
In order to create the feeling of the holiday season, Christmas decorations were kept in some streets of Bruges until the end of March. The town council made an official communication to the people of Bruges explaining the reason why
The word 'fuck' and its derivatives are said 126 times in this 107-minute film, an average of 1.18 'fucks' per minute
Competition History
2022
PRE QUALIFYING 12% 1st position
Third Seed
3rd in Group B with 86 pts
Group Stage elimination
2018
Did not qualify
2014
Did not qualify
2010