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.
Acting
Dominic Cooper's sweaty desperation is almost too real.
Direction
Savage's improvised dialogue hits like a gut punch.
Writing
The mortgage pitch scene should be taught in ethics classes.
Director
Dominic Savage
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC Two during the actual recession, it aired while bankers were still being bailed out—audiences reportedly threw things at screens.
Savage cast Riz Ahmed after seeing him in a tiny stage role; this performance directly led to his casting in Nightcrawler and Sound of Metal.
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