In Bruges
by
Martin MeDonagh1. BER, BROGES seREEES - wrour
Various shots of the empty, cobble-stoned, other worldly
streets of Bruges, Belgium: Tt'e winter, anda freezing fog
Covers everything? the Gothic churches, ‘the narrow canals,
their odd Little bridges. We could be in any pericd of the
last five hundred years. We happen to be in the present day.
BAY apanke over allthis.
Bar (¥.0.)
Atter I killed then I dropped the
gun in the Thames, washed the
Fesidue off my hands in the bathroom
of a Burger king, and walked hone to
avait ingtructions. shortly
thereafter the instructions came
through - "Gat the fuck out of
London, you dumb fucking cunts. Get
to Bruges". I didn't even know where
Bruges fucking was.
FADE 0 BLACK.
Rar (V.0.)
Tee in Belgiut.
OPENING CREDITS.
2. BX, BLACK SCREEN - DAY
SOUND ONLY of two men walking, a train in the backsround.
Rar
Bruges is a shithole.
xem
Bruges {s not a shithole.
mr
Bruges ig a shithole.
Rey, we've only just got off the
fucking train. Could we reserve
judgement on Bruges ustil we've seen
‘the fucking place?
may
1 kugy it’s gonna be a shithole.
3. ERP, BRUGES S7REETS - DAY
KEN and RAY walking through the pretty Christmas-tide streets
from Minnevater Park to the Burg; past quaint chocolate
shops, past horse and carts, past canal boats, past tourists
taking photos of all these.SHOOTING SCRIPT - IN BRUGES - 29/12/2006 2
KEN, pop-up map in hand, is enjoying the novelty of the
piace, wnuen irritates the sulky RAY no-end. By the end of
The walk we have passed most of Bruges picturesque places,
one of which could be described as a shithole.
may
shithole.
BET. HOTEL CANALSIDE - DAY
They arrive at their pretty canalside hotel, KEN looking it
Looks quite nice.
RAY just looks at him.
5. INP, HOPEL LOBBY - DAY
A enall (five room) family-run place; a breakfast room off
‘the lobby, a narrow set of carpeted stairs to the first (and
only) floor, and a saall front desk that nobody's at» KEN
ings the bell.
Great service.
(quietly)
cheers» focking... upy oF T will
snack yours, in your fates
fucking... head.
mar
Yeah? You and whose army? Your
man's?
xx
‘Are you twelve years fucking old?
WORIE, the pretty, heavily pregnant receptionist /ommer of
‘about’ thirty, appears behind the desk, obviously having
heard.
Oh, heddo...
par
No, i'm nob twelve years tucking
old.
BAY site, in a mood.