FREE FIRE

Bold, breathless and wickedly fun, "Free Fire" is an electrifying action comedy about an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) propels the audience head-on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parody –– and biting critique –– of the insanity of gun violence. Everyone’s got a gun, and absolutely no one is in control. Packed with witty one-liners, flamboyant characters and remarkable feats of cinematic gunplay, Free Fire is a full-throttle action extravaganza that keeps things fresh and fun with Wheatley’s alternately buoyant and savage sense of humor. 

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Credits

Director:

Ben Wheatley

Executive Producer:

Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Reno Antoniades, David Kosse, Sam Lavendar, Ben Roberts, Lizzie Francke, Danny Perkins, Dan MacRae

Producer:

Andrew Starke

Screenwriter:

Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump

Cinematographer:

Laurie Rose

Editor:

Ben Wheatley

Production Designer:

Paki Smith

Music:

Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury

Principal Cast:

Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Noah Taylor

Contact

Distributor:

A24
lisa@a24films.com

Public Film Contact:

A24
lisa@a24films.com

Publicity Contact:

Ryan Fons
ryan@fonspr.com
323-445-4763

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2016
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92 mins