Free Fall (Freier Fall) 2013 German with english subtitles
This is the movie that Brokeback Mountain should have been.
This is a very well made
gay film, but what makes it this good are the performances of the two
lead actors, Hanno Koffler & Max Riemelt. Koffler, in particular,
just oozes so much charisma, I am surprised that he has not been noticed
by Hollywood or perhaps he doesn't want to be. But I am being unfair
as Riemelt is equally effective. The story is not a complicated one as
it simply tells the tale of a man coming out and how it effects his life and
those around him. The fact that they are both a part of the police
department & one has a pregnant girlfriend does make it a bit more
problematic. Very touching, always realistic, well filmed and ultimately
sad. I really admired this, but I did not care for the ending primarily
because it did not end the way I wanted it to, but also because it
would be nice to see a gay film not end on an unhappy note. I think the ending indicated that the young policeman had now come out
and would have to prove he was better than everyone else to continue in
his chosen profession.I highly recommend this movie...check it out on netflix.
An added bonus was this video by boy george
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