Free Fall

May 27, 2013

1h 37m

★ 7.7

Overview

A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's 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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

kurhaus production

ARD

SWR

Free Fall Trailers

Cast

Marc Borgmann

Hanno Koffler

Kay Engel

Max Riemelt

Bettina Bischoff

Katharina Schüttler

Inge Borgmann

Maren Kroymann

Wolfgang Borgmann

Luis Lamprecht

Werner Brandt

Attila Borlan

Frank Richter

Oliver Bröcker

Herr Eiden

Horst Krebs

Gregor Limpinski

Shenja Lacher

Polizist

Hassan Lazouane

Claudia Richter

Stephanie Schönfeld

Britt Rebmann

Britta Hammelstein

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