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Free Falling

2024 · 89 min

A tense, slow-burning character study of obsession and control, where personal pain fuels an increasingly oppressive pursuit of perfection.

Directed by
Laura Jou
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Belén Rueda, Irene Escolar, Ilay Kurelovic
Overview
Marisol is the national rhythmic gymnastics coach, methodical, demanding and authoritative. The World Championship is approaching and she places all her gold medal hopes on Angelica, the team's most promising newcomer. Two weeks before the final, Marisol discovers that her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman with whom she is expecting a child. Marisol does not contemplate failure, so she embarks on a desperate race to win him back, without taking into account her motives and feelings. Her pain is transferred to her tatami, where she becomes even more implacable towards Angelica, in whom she places her hopes of success. At this point, winning gold is all that's left for him.

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Directed by
Laura Jou
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Belén Rueda, Irene Escolar, Ilay Kurelovic
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Laura Jou
Written by
Bernat Vilaplana
Starring
Belén Rueda, Irene Escolar, Ilay Kurelovic, Manuela Vellés, Mariia Netavrovana, Brays Efe, Roser Batalla, Raquel Pérez
Music
Clara Peya
Cinematography
Marc Gómez del Moral
Runtime
89 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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