The year is 1995, London, and we see a working class estate, where old worn-down electrical appliances found on the street and blood stained walls is a norm. Two best friends (aged 10), who have grown up together, are running away from an old man with broom shouting at them. The smaller, ‘nerdier’ looking boy, TOMMY, falls over and the bigger, older-looking boy, DAN, helps him up and leads him to a back alley where they are safe from the old man. As they both catch their breath, they smile at one another and laugh about how he will get them one day and Dan promises that he will always have Tommy’s back.
The year is now 2010, and we can see a man running through an alley, looking very scared and worried, sounds of fighting are heard in the background. Another man jumps out in front of him and criticises how Crystal Palace fans are cowards. The nervous man then begins to verbally abuse the other man, causing the man to try and hit him. Before he lands his punch, another, bigger man interrupts and knocks him out. The man that interrupted then laughs before winking. We now find out that the bigger man is Dan and the nervous man Tommy. Tommy then laughs and asks why Dan is here if Millwall aren’t playing today. Dan reminds him once again that he will always have his back. This is when we find out that the two friends support opposing teams. As they are walking down the street, Tommy invites Dan to the pub for a drink but Dan informs him that all the Millwall fans are there at the moment and of how badly they would react if they saw a Palace fan with him. This is when we find out that they are part of Firms and that they are both aware of the problems this causes.
A few days later, Dan walks into the pub and meets a group of males. They singing songs about how Millwall is the greatest team in the world; this establishes that these people are the Millwall firm. They greet Dan fondly, which shows us that he is of a high rank in this particular firm.
As the film progresses we find out more about the characters and their friends, family and personalities. Eventually Dan is informed by one of the members of the Millwall firm that Millwall will be playing Crystal Palace in a weeks time and he has to be there to lead them. Dan then meets up with Tommy in his flat and informs him of this and that there is no way of getting out of it. They are both upset by this and feel as if it’s the end of their friendship because they will be forced to fight one another. The moment is sad and the characters almost brought to tears. Tommy says that both of them always knew that this day would come and they couldn’t be friends forever. Dan disagrees, telling him that they will be friends till the end.
Once the match fight time arrives, both teams’ members are all fired up and ready to fight, while Dan and Tommy are looking very serious and slightly nervous with little movement. The fight begins and we see both men beating up others but deliberately staying away from each other to avoid fighting, every so often they glance at each other. After a while, Tommy gets seriously injured with by someone wielding a knife and Dan runs through the crowsa to him, carrying him away. others members of the Millwall firm are shouting at him, asking what he is doing but he keeps running with Tommy in his arms.
Now both are in an alley way, Tommy is on the floor bleeding to death, Dan is kneeling next to him with a tear in his eye. Tommy then musters up a laugh and reminds Dan that they couldn’t be friends forever, they both laugh and Dan asks what he does now because he can’t go back or they will kill him. Tommy says that they both knew that this was a bad idea and that he is sorry, he then bids Dan farewell as he dies. Dan begins to cry, gets up slowly and walks away.
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