# Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)

English · Released 2021-09-03

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins is a 2021 English film. Paul Riddell, Mark Preston and Jessie Vinning appear in it.

Cast: Paul Riddell as Falkland Island army sergeant, Mark Preston as Football Hooligan, Jessie Vinning as Cluber (uncredited)

## Storyline
Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

## Common questions

### When was Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins released?
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins was released on 3 September 2021.

### Who stars in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins?
Paul Riddell, Mark Preston and Jessie Vinning star in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins.

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