The Football Factory (DVD)

The Football FactoryNormalGenre: DramaLabel: 20th Century StudiosDescription: Study of football hooliganism and male culture in Middle England based on the novel by John King. The main character Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is a bright but bored 30-year-old with a steady job and close-knit family who lives for the weekend life of casual sex lager drugs - and violence. Through him we meet three other males in his world: Billy Bright (Frank Harper) a right-wing fascist full of bitterness at a country that he perceives as having failed him; Zeberdee (Roland Manookian) a mouthy hooligan whose life revolves around crime and drugs; and Bill Farrell (Dudley Sutton) a 70-year-old war veteran who tries to enjoy every day to the limit. Shot in documentary style using a handheld camera the film realistically captures the lure and potency of football violence.