Director:Stephen
Lacant Producer:Daniel
Reich, Christoph Holthof-Keim
Screenplay by:Karsten
Dahlem, Stephan Lacant
Running time:100
min Country:GermanyLanguage:GermanGenre:Drama Subtitle:English
Starring:Hanno
Koffler as Marc Borgmann, Max
Riemelt as Kay Engel, Katharina
Schüttler as Bettina Bischoff,
Oliver Bröcker as Frank Richter,
Stephanie Schönfeld as Claudia Richter,
Britta Hammelstein as Britt Rebmann,
Shenja Lacher as Gregor Limpinski,
Maren Kroymann as Inge Borgmann,
Louis Lamprecht as Wolfgang Borgmann,
Vilmar Bieri as Lothar Bischoff,
Attila Borlan as Werner Brandt,
Horst Krebs as Bernd Eiden,
Samuel Schnepf as Benno Borgmann
Freier Fall is a 2013 German drama film directed by
Stephan Lacant. It stars Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt and
Katharina Schüttler. The script was written by Lacant
and Karsten Dahlem. The plot follows Marc, an expectant
father and police officer who begins to develop feelings
for a fellow policeman. The film was released on 23 May
2013.
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way
Marcs life seems to be
right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and
during their regular jogs
Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and
effortlessness and
what it means to fall in love with another man.
Torn between his family and his new feelings for Kay,
Marc sees his world careening more and more out of
control. Suddenly, his life is in free fall and Marc
realizes that
try as he may, he cant make everyone happy. Least of
all, himself.
Free Fall is fresh, powerful cinema from Germany. The
masterful performance
of actors Hanno Koffler (Summer Storm), Max Riemelt
(Napola Before The Fall)
and Katharina Schüttler (The Promise) is an emotional
tour de force, poignantly showing what ensues when lives
are shattered and it seems impossible to
please the people you love.
Plot
Marc Borgman (Koffler), a young police officer, is on a
training course for the riot control unit. He is not
doing well at the police academy, being behind in his
group athletically. Cocky and self-assured, Marc does
not initially get along with his roommate at the
academy, Kay Engel (Riemelt). They have a physical
confrontation during exercise, but afterwards Marc
apologizes for his aggressive behavior and they become
friends. The two begin jogging together regularly, one
time during which Kay engages Marc sexually. Confused
and hesitant, Marc initially rebuffs him and keeps his
distance, but then acknowledges his attraction by
continuing to share intimate encounters with Kay.
Simultaneously, Bettina, Marc''s longtime girlfriend, is
pregnant, and together they have just moved to a new
house close to his parents. Complications arise when
living a double life begins taking a psychological toll
on Marc, as it becomes clear that acting on his feelings
for another man could put his personal and professional
life in jeopardy.