My first introduction to "football" hooliganism was "Green Street Hooligans." I didn't really connect with Elijah Wood in that film. "Cass" is a much better tale that gets deeper into the hooliganism of soccer... I mean football.
Cass, played by Nonso Anozie, was born with the name Carol, but he eschewed it for something less girly (and something less likely to get him picked on). He was Black and adopted by a white woman named Doll (Linda Bassett). He grew up facing the rigors of racism and bigotry as many Black folks do in the west. He found a home and a second family with the football hooligans of West Ham. He rose through the ranks and founded a gang called ICF (Inner City Firm).
The movie is a biopic showing his journey and development. As an American this was still new and foreign to me. We are very tribal about our teams, but we reserve gang violence for neighborhood blocks.
Cass, played by Nonso Anozie, was born with the name Carol, but he eschewed it for something less girly (and something less likely to get him picked on). He was Black and adopted by a white woman named Doll (Linda Bassett). He grew up facing the rigors of racism and bigotry as many Black folks do in the west. He found a home and a second family with the football hooligans of West Ham. He rose through the ranks and founded a gang called ICF (Inner City Firm).
The movie is a biopic showing his journey and development. As an American this was still new and foreign to me. We are very tribal about our teams, but we reserve gang violence for neighborhood blocks.