The real guy from that ultra-violent British crime flick? He's here to set you straight.
Carlton Leach was a key member of the Essex Boys Gang. His extraordinary life from ICF hooligan to major criminal was made into cult film "Rise of the Footsoldier". Now meet the man behind the legend as Carlton gives it to you straight about his violent life! Hear the truth about the shootings, the beatings and his rise to infamy from the only man who really knew what it was like - Carlton Leach!
Direction
Raw verité style lets Carlton perform for camera.
Production
Grimy Essex locations that reek of authenticity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dave Courtney appears here too—he's the other famous British criminal-turned-media personality who advised on countless UK gangster films.
This emerged during Britain's early 2000s obsession with 'geezer' culture—Lock Stock, Green Street, and the mythologizing of working-class violence as entertainment.
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