Desire Will Set You Free

Plot

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

Ezra

Tim-Fabian Hoffmann

Sasha

Chloe Griffin

Cathrine

Amber Benson

Jayne

Anton Andreew

Alexandru

Til Schindler

Bastian

Rosa von Praunheim

Ezra's Agent

Nina Hagen

Oracle

Blixa Bargeld

Peaches

Herself

Rummelsnuff

Devonté Hynes

Samantha Urbani

Olgu Caglar

Peter Georgiev