''Free Fall'' is a 2014 American

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directed by Malek Akkad in his feature debut and starring Sarah Butler,

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and

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. It follows an employee followed by an assassin and locked in an elevator.

Plot

When the sudden and shocking death of a coworker sends everyone reeling at Gault Capital, Jane Porter ( Sarah Butler), uncovers a very dangerous secret. Her boss, charismatic

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Thaddeus Gault (

), is suspected of massive

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. An assassin, Frank (

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), is dispatched to silence her forever. Jane's flight from the office is forestalled when her pursuer shuts down her elevator. Now, trapped and alone, Jane must find a way to escape her

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before the killer reaches her. This brooding and relentless thriller plunges our

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, Jane, into a free fall of betrayal and terror. To survive Jane must find the inner strength and courage to defeat the powers that hold her and her dreams captive by fear.

Cast

as Frank * Sarah Butler as Jane Porter *

as Thaddeus Gault *

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as Ronald Taft * Adam Tomei as Robert * Mustafa Speaks as Lamont * Thea Rubley as Colleen *

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as Ray *

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as Pam * Bill Leaman as Mike * Annie Tedesco as Helen * Justin Beahm as Background

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