This is the film that started the #1 British crime franchise! Based on his real-life autobiography, 2007’s Rise of the Footsoldier follows Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett, 28 Days Later) as he evolves from feared football terrace general to a member of one of the most notorious British gangs that operated throughout the late eighties and early nineties. Rise of the Footsoldier also stars Craig Fairbrass (Cliffhanger), Roland Manookian (RocknRolla), Terry Stone (Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins) and Neil Maskell (Utopia, Bull), and was directed by Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place to Die).