What's the Difference between The Chinaman the Book and The Foreigner the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Nguyen Ngoc Minh
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Quan Ngoc Minh
Portrayed by: Jackie Chan
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Nguyen Kieu Trinh (daughter)
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Fan
Portrayed by: Katie Leung
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Liam Hennessy
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Liam Hennessy
Portrayed by: Pierce Brosnan
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Chief Inspector Richard Bromley
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Commander Richard Bromley
Portrayed by: Ray Fearon
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Maggie
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Maggie/Sara Mackay
Portrayed by: Charlie Murphy
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Ian Wood
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Ian Wood
Portrayed by: Rufus Jones
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Mary Hennessy
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Mary Hennessy
Portrayed by: Orla Brady
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Pham (male)
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Lam (female)
Portrayed by: Liu Tao
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Sean Morrison
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Sean Morrison
Portrayed by: Rory Fleck Byrne
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This Character does not appear.
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Katherine Davies
Portrayed by: Lia Williams
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Hugh McGrath
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Hugh McGrath
Portrayed by: Dermot Crowley
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The Foreigner Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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The book is set in the present day 1992. Nguyen Ngoc Minh is 49 years old. |
The film is set in the present day 2017. Ngoc Minh Quan 61 years old.
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Liam Hennessy is a lawyer and advisor to the Sinn Fein.
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Liam Hennessy is the Northern Ireland deputy First Minister.
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Nguyen Ngoc Minh meets with Ian Wood and ask for information. He offers Wood 11,000 pounds for information. Wood refuses the money and says he will give him contact information to the
Sinn Fein. Nguyen Ngoc Minh also meets with his Member of Parliment and Commander Richard Bromley to ask for names and why IRA members are not arrested and tortured for information, both refuse to help but are sympathetic
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Quan Ngoc Minh pesters Commander Richard Bromley about catching the bombers. He offers him 20,000 pounds for the names of the bombers. Bromley refuses the money and tells him to be patient.
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Nguyen Ngoc Minh is Vietnamese. He was a loyal soldier for the NVA then went to South Vietnam after the VC murdered his father. He was trained by US Special Forces, but was already very skilled at ambushes and traps. He lost two daughters to Thai pirates when escaping Vietnam after the fall in 1975. His third daughter was born while he was a prisoner in North Vietnam.
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Quan Ngoc Minh worked for the Americans after the war. Quan's wife died giving birth to Fan. He lost his other daughter to Thai pirates while escaping Vietnam.
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Nguyen Ngoc Minh Sells his restaurant and apartment to a male friend named Pham for 30,000 pounds.
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Quan Ngoc Minh turns his restaurant over to a female employee named Lam. He gathers supplies and leaves. |