ID (film)

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I.D.

Produced by	Luciano Gloor Sally Hibbin
Written by	Jim Bannon Vincent O'Connell
Starring	Reece Dinsdale Warren Clarke Claire Skinner
Music by	Will Gregory
Distributed by	Polygram
Release date(s)	1995
Running time	107 min.
Language	English
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I.D. is a 1995 British film about football hooliganism, directed by Philip Davis and starring Reece Dinsdale, Sean Pertwee and Warren Clarke. It is set in England, mainly London, in the 1980s, the heyday of football violence and the right-wing British National Front

Tagline: When you go undercover, remember one thing... Who you are

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Four policemen go undercover to infiltrate a gang of football hooligans, who support the fictional football club Shadwell Town FC, in order to discover the identity of the ringleader. However, as the group are drawn more and more into the macho world of hard drinking and frequent violence, John (Dinsdale) soon finds himself turning into one of the thugs that he was originally sent to destroy, even though the other three are able to keep some perspective on their relationship with Shadwell and its fans.

John's transformation into a violent, drug-taking, foul-mouthed animal has a negative effect on both his life and relationships, leading to him splitting up with his girlfriend and his relationship with the landlady of the firm's local pub, Lynda (Reeves). When he has sex with Lynda on a table, a Shadwell tattoo is revealed on his buttock. His new status as a hooligan is apparent when he fatally stabs a Tyneburn fan in the midst of a pitched battle.

The film is renowned for its powerful yet very bleak ending, with Trevor (Graham) policing a National Front march when he sees John, head shaved and jackbooted. John tells Trevor that he is on another undercover mission, however as the film closes it is clear that John is embracing the life of a fascist thug in the same way as he did a football hooligan.