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Terry Stone, Vinnie Jones, Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian, Kat Ronson, Michelle Collins, Bronson Webb, Keith Allen, Emma Butt, Billy Murray, Katie Jarvis (more)VOD (5)
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Lock, Stock and Snatch superstar Vinnie Jones teams up with premiere acting veteran Keith Allen for British true crime thriller Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins. A brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker (Terry Stone) came to be involved in one of the most notorious gangland murders in British history. Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins is a must-see for anyone after an authentic crime biopic that hits like a knuckle-duster polished to a high shine. This is Blow, Essex style, and it will knock your socks off. Set against a superbly realised backdrop of the late 80s rave scene, with a pulsing soundtrack featuring the likes of New Order and Ultravox. A future Brit gangster classic that gives the likes of Layer Cake, The Gentlemen and Legend a run for their money. (Signature Entertainment)
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Once, Falklands veteran Tony Tucker had a human side, but then came Craig, drugs, Pat, and irresistible business opportunities in an East Anglican county. The early days of Essex Boyz, full of trial and error, are marked by subtle humor (Scottish accent), regular doses of violence (dominated by the frothy "House of the Raging Sun" with a pool ball), and bouncer Vinnie Jones, who unexpectedly finds himself on the receiving end of bodily fluids. Despite further faux pas with pills, the entry into the criminal underworld still struggles with escalation, yet the disco soundtrack can be described as luxurious. You almost feel like putting it on a cassette in your Ford Sierra RS Cosworth.
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