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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Like Free Fall, it treats awakening attraction with tactile intimacy and emotional uncertainty, but through a gentler coming-of-age perspective centered on friendship, self-discovery and the fear of changing an established life.
02
Why this pick
This similarly places a concealed relationship inside a demanding masculine institution: elite football. Its restrained, naturalistic style follows how desire collides with ambition, team culture and public expectations.
03
Why this pick
A tender, visually sensual drama about first love between boys, with the same pull between private longing and the roles expected by family and community.
04
Why this pick
Its relationship begins in friction and physical confrontation before shifting into a complex attachment. The film shares Free Fall’s charged masculinity and attention to emotional resistance.
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Why this pick
A raw, immersive romance in which a guarded young man struggles to accept tenderness. Its physical realism and unsentimental depiction of vulnerability closely echo Free Fall’s emotional tension.
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01 / THE STORY
Marc Borgmann (Koffler), a young police officer, is on a training course for the riot control unit. He is struggling at the police academy, being somewhat behind his peers in his physical training. Cocky and self-assured, Marc does not initially get along with his roommate at the academy, Kay Engel (Riemelt). They have a physical confrontation during a training exercise, but afterwards Marc apologizes for his aggressive behavior and they become friends. The two begin jogging together regularly, and during one jog, Kay kisses Marc as they share a marijuana cigarette. Marc, taken aback, is reassured by Kay that it's just a joke. Marc is reluctant to jog again due to his own apparent conflicted attraction to Kay, but on Kay's insistence he goes on a run alone; Kay catches up to him, and, despite Marc's initial resistances, the two kiss and Kay gives him a handjob. Marc initially accepts the advances, but then runs away in confusion.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Kay Engel
Marc Borgmann
Bettina Bischoff
Inge Borgmann
Herr Eiden
Gregor
Frank
