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Freefall(Movie, 2009)

1h 29min | Genres: Drama, TV Movie
FreefallRating: 3.1/5 (with 33 votes)
Freefall is a BBC television film written and directed by Dominic Savage, that premiered on BBC Two on 14 July 2009. Set in autumn 2007, Freefall is a dramatic satire of the mortgage crisis that led to the worldwide economic downturn. Dominic Cooper stars as Dave Matthews, a charismatic corporate psychopath who sells mortgages in Watford, Hertfordshire, to families denied credit whether they can afford repayment or not. In the series, Dave meets up with an old school mate, Jim Potter (played by Joseph Mawle) who becomes another of Dave's mortgage victims. Despite a confrontation from Jim, Dave feels nothing and moves on to sell expensive solar panel packages to upper-middle-class house wives. Aidan Gillen stars as Gus, a high flying workaholic who sells corporate mortgages. This film highlights the delusional atmosphere of all walks of life prior to the economic collapse, from the naive working-class Jim to the high-flying workaholic Gus. Even Dave believes his own unfounded salesman spiel, crippling himself with a colossal £800,000 mortgage he quickly has to dispose of to "some rich mug". The film portrays the varying degrees of the collapse's effect on the different types of people ... ()
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About Freefall

FREEFALL is the first drama to tackle the extraordinary financial crisis Britons are living through. Helmed by multiple BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, the film takes a startling and provocative look at the events that caused people's lives to spiral out of control. With pace, edge and real emotional punch, it gives a unique insight into how the country came so perilously close to the edge.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/13/2009
Director: Dominic Savage

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:182277, Added: 04/21/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024