It wasn't easy to get my "hands" on it because I had a hard time finding a good accurate translation (english subtitles). About the movie itself.. Surely one of the best hooligan movies out there, it can surely compete for the top 1 with Green Street. It shows the Russian hooligan culture as it really is, fights with 'fair play' rules but most of all the respect that they have for each other and the hate for the cops (ACAB!). Obviously the movie has a story outside the football world, one of the top boys of the crew loves a girl, but the girls loves his guy best friend, and everything turns into a drama.. I always ask myself why these hooligan movies rarely have "happy endings".. I mean I am not expecting to watch happy endings in every movie I watch but from Green Street to The Firm to Football Factory... Something bad always happens. Still, it's one of the best movies I've seen lately, maybe because I am a huge football fan and a follower of the hooligan / ultras culture. Surely worth a watch if you like this kind of movies. I am not giving it a 10 because we end up not knowing why the cops just want the 'Teacher' instead of the real trouble maker.
Review of Kicking Off
