At a Glance

Matt is an American student who travels to London to see his sister. While in London he gets entangled in the complex world of football hooliganism. Please click on the title for more information and to view the trailer.

Detailed Information

Filmmaker Lexi Alexander, who joined a gang of soccer thugs during her childhood in Germany, seems well placed to be the director of Green Street – an unflinching drama about Hooliganism.

Matt's (Elijah Wood) character has recently been expelled from Harvard after taking the fall for his roommate when cocaine was found in their room. In truth, he resents his roommate for it, but his roommate, as we hear, has a powerful and influential father.

Matt decides to move on and clear his head. He goes to visit his sister, who moved to England a few years ago. There, he meets his brother-in-law, Steve, for the first time, and Steve’s brother, Pete (Charlie Hunnam). He’s appears to be an ill tempered rude guy with easily aroused bouts of violence, but Matt gets to know Pete and his friends, and grows to like them.

Pete is a massive football fan, and takes Matt to his first match. After which he gets jumped by a gang of the rival team’s hooligans. Pete and his friends show up and a gang fight ensues. After this Matt spends more and more time with Pete and the 'firm'. They get in more fights and Matt gains respect among the fans, despite being a "Yank". And Matt gains respect for Pete who he realises is much more than just a thug.

Despite his elfin, wide-eyed looks, Wood fits perfectly into a role of a thug, and Queer as Folk’s Charlie Hunnam carves out a convincingly violent character. Gripping stuff!