Desire Will Set You Free (2015)
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
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Yony Leyser as Ezra |
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Tim-Fabian Hoffmann as Sasha |
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Chloe Griffin as Cathrine |
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Amber Benson as Jayne |
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Anton Andreew as Alexandru |
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Til Schindler as Bastian |
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Rosa von Praunheim as Ezra's Agent |
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Nina Hagen as Oracle |
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Blixa Bargeld as |
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Peaches as Herself |
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Rummelsnuff as |
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Devonté Hynes as |
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Samantha Urbani as |
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Olgu Caglar as |
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Peter Georgiev as |
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Candy Ken as |
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Laurean Wagner as |
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Kay Garnellen as |
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Bartholomew Sammut as |
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Wolfgang Müller as |
| Directing | Yony Leyser | Director |
| Writing | Yony Leyser | Writer |
| Writing | Paulita Pappel | Writer |
| Crew | Ali Olcay Gözkaya | Cinematography |
| Editing | Rob Myers | Editor |
