The Football Factory
Directed by:
Nick LoveScreenplay:
Nick LoveComposer:
Ivor GuestCast:
Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Neil Maskell, Jamie Foreman, Dudley Sutton, Tamer Hassan, Roland Manookian, Frida Farrell, Steven Lawson, Luke Healy, Kara Tointon (more)VOD (3)
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Based on the bestselling novel by John King, this study of middle-class England, football violence and male culture introduces you to Tommy, a bored twenty-something who lives for the weekend, casual sex, watered-down lager, heavily cut drugs -- and occasionally kicking someone's ass! Tommy's life ambles along until a violent encounter with a rival starts a war, and a series of nightmares forces Tommy to question his way of life. (official distributor synopsis)
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Sex, drugs, violence, profanity. Hooligans has all of this to a great extent, which is a good thing within the genre and the issues addressed in the film. On the one hand, I can’t understand the anger and aggression that exists within a large number of the characters, but on the other hand, I appreciate the authentic depiction of street battles. The line with the old men who want to live out their last years with their enemies perfectly set off the rest of the film, which was in the colour of blood, with its tone. In short, a film that is a mixture of Trainspotting, American History X and perhaps many other and similarly raw pieces.
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