Dead Man's Shoes

Dead Man's Shoes is a British psychological thriller directed by Shane Meadows and co-written by Meadows, Paul Fraser and Paddy Considine, the latter whom also stars. The story details the return of Richard to his home town of Matlock, Derbyshire in the Peak District, England, after serving in the Army. Richard and his younger, mentally impaired brother Anthony camp at an abandoned farm near the town. Flashbacks reveal Anthony's abuse by a group of men and women in the town; Richard vows to take revenge. Richard has a confrontation with Herbie, one of the abusers, who does not recognise him... at first. Later, Herbie and friends Soz and Tuff are in a flat taking drugs. He tells them about the confrontation, and states he thinks the man might be Anthony's brother, who has been away serving in the Army. When Herbie leaves he sees a man in an military gas mask banging on the front door of the block. Soz and Tuff run outside but the man is nowhere to be seen. When they go back into their flat they discover Richard has ransacked it, stolen the drugs and spray painted threats on the walls. The next day the thugs visit Sonny to explain where the drugs went.
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