Desire Will Set You Free
- Released on
- Runtime
- 92 mins
Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a true story, the plot follows the relationship of an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler, offering access to the city's vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life. Our characters travel through Berlin's layered history and unique subcultural landscape; on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.
Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that explores life in contemporary Berlin with an often critical and sometimes humorous eye. Based on a true story, the plot follows the relationship of an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler, offering access to the city's vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life. Our characters travel through Berlin's layered history and unique subcultural landscape; on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.
Cast
- Yony Leyser
- Tim-Fabian Hoffmann
- Chloe Griffin
- Amber Benson
- Anton Andreew
- Til Schindler
- Rosa von Praunheim
- Nina Hagen
- Blixa Bargeld
- Peaches
- Rummelsnuff
- Devonté Hynes
- Samantha Urbani
- Olgu Caglar
- Peter Georgiev
- Wolfgang Müller
- Candy Ken
- Laurean Wagner
- Kay Garnellen
- Bartholomew Sammut
Director
- Yony Leyser
