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
Unknown
Peaches
Herself
Rummelsnuff
Unknown
Devonté Hynes
Unknown
Samantha Urbani
Unknown
Olgu Caglar
Unknown
Peter Georgiev
Unknown
Candy Ken
Unknown
Laurean Wagner
Unknown
Kay Garnellen
Unknown
Bartholomew Sammut
Unknown
Wolfgang Müller
Unknown
