Free Fall

Free Fall (Freier Fall), 2013

Germany, Blu-ray, Color, 100’, German

Director:Stephan Lacant

Cast:Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, Katharina Schuttler, Maren Kroymann

Marc is an up-and-coming young police officer. He has chosen his father’s profession and always fulfilled his family’s expectations. Together with his pregnant girlfriend they move near his parents’ home in the country. But after what he goes through with his colleague Kay, his roommate during a training course, his private life starts to crumble. While Marc cannot help reciprocating Kay’s emotional and sexual advances, neither can he give up his girlfriend Bettina and the conformism of the middle class. “Free Fall” was the opening film in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and was critically acclaimed. While critics noted the film’s success in drawing attention to the homophobia that exists in a small town and in the police force, “Free Fall” was also compared to “Brokeback Mountain.” No doubt Stephen Lacant’s greatest asset are lead actors Hanno Koffler ve Max Riemelt. These two popular actors in recent German cinema portray to perfection the passion between their characters.