Desire Will Set You Free
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.
Director: Yony Leyser
Writer: Yony Leyser
Writer: Paulita Pappel
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
