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Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
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Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Thriller, Crime
Directed By:Martin Campbell
Written By:David Marconi
In Theaters:10/13/2017
Box Office:$145,374,099
Runtime:113 minutes
Studio:Sparkle Roll Media, STXfilms, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, The Entertainer Production Company, Orange Corp, Wanda Pictures, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Prosperity Pictures
Cast
Martin Campbell
Director
Martin Campbell
Director
Pierce Brosnan
Liam Hennessy
Jackie Chan
Quan Ngoc Minh
Rory Fleck-Byrne
Sean Morrison
Ray Fearon
Commander Richard Bromley
Charlie Murphy
Maggie / Sara McKay
Orla Brady
Mary Hennessy
Michael McElhatton
Jim Kavanagh
Lia Williams
Katherine Davies
Dermot Crowley
Hugh McGrath
Stephen Hogan
Christy Murphy
Liu Tao
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