Is Man on Fire based on a true story?

shiv

Hi there,
Just saw Man on Fire last night, was struck by the ending and what appeared to be a suggestion that it was based on true events.
Does anyone know the background, or is it just fiction based on the ongoing kidnappings in Mexico?

shiv

I know that its based on a novel by A.J Quinnell and is a remake of a 1987 film with the same title

There's no definite answer about whether its based on a true story or not but the novel was set in Italy. General feeling is that its just the film makers looking to make it more interesting.....

dublin_apache

shiv wrote:

Hi there,
Just saw Man on Fire last night, was struck by the ending and what appeared to be a suggestion that it was based on true events.
Does anyone know the background, or is it just fiction based on the ongoing kidnappings in Mexico?

shiv

Yeah, I dunno. I taught that too !

It seemed from the ending that it was bassed on a true and recent story.

shiv

hey Bailey Sweet Tweet, thanks for the background
i wonder how it compares to the original..
it seemed so uniquely mexican/latin american, that i'm suprised it's italian!
what did you make of it?