Return of the Footsoldier

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Movie
German title Return of the Footsoldier
Original title Rise of the Footsoldier Part II
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 112 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Ricci Harnett
script Ricci Harnett
production Andrew Loveday
music Philip Curran
camera Alfie Biddle
cut Gabriel Foster Prior ,
Paulo Pandolpho
occupation

Return of the Foot Soldier (Original title: Rise of the Foot Soldier Part II ) is a British film drama from the year 2015 and the official sequel to the film based on true events Foot Soldier from the year of 2007.

action

Since his best friend Tony Tucker and two friends were shot and killed in an assassination attempt that made headlines across England as the so-called triple murder of Rettendon , the former Inter City Firm hooligan and today's professional thug Carlton Leach has developed violent paranoid tendencies that he drowns in alcohol and cocaine from which his family life also suffers considerably. His reputation is gradually waning and many of his business partners no longer want to work with him due to his unpredictability. He decides to fight his way up again, renounces his consumption and starts a new gang together with his partner Shawn. However, when the members of the gang expand their activities as henchmen, security and executioners to southern Portugal, they come across an opponent who is not to be trifled with.

background

In 2010 the film Footsoldier 2 was released , which was mistakenly touted by the German distribution company Ascot Elite as a sequel to Footsoldier . However, this film is not a sequel, but a remake that simply partly includes the same actors for the same roles. In the plot, however, the story is not reflected as a prequel or a sequel . In addition, the film Bonded by Blood 2 was released in 2017 . Return of the Footsoldier is clearly linked to the plot of Footsoldier and Ricci Harnett also returns in the lead role of Carlton Leach .

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Individual evidence

  1. Release certificate for Return of the Footsoldier . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. Filmstarts - Return Of The Footsoldier "
  3. ^ Kino.de - Rise of the Footsoldier Part II: Reign of the General
  4. Filmweb - Bonded by Blood
  5. Moviepilot - Bonded by Blood 2
  6. TimeOut - Bonded by Blood "