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.
Cast
Yony Leyser
as Ezra
Tim-Fabian Hoffmann
as Sasha
Chloe Griffin
as Cathrine
Amber Benson
as Jayne
Anton Andreew
as Alexandru
Til Schindler
as Bastian
Rosa von Praunheim
as Ezra's Agent
Nina Hagen
as Oracle
Blixa Bargeld
as
Peaches
as Herself
