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.
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Yony Leyser
as Ezra
as Ezra
Tim-Fabian Hoffmann
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Chloe Griffin
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Amber Benson
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Anton Andreew
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Til Schindler
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Rosa von Praunheim
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Nina Hagen
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Blixa Bargeld
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Peaches
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Rummelsnuff
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Devonté Hynes
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Samantha Urbani
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Olgu Caglar
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Peter Georgiev
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Candy Ken
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Laurean Wagner
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Kay Garnellen
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Bartholomew Sammut
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Wolfgang Müller
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Yony Leyser
Director
Director
Paulita Pappel
Writer
Writer
Yony Leyser
Writer
Writer
Ali Olcay Gözkaya
Cinematography
Cinematography
Rob Myers
Editor
Editor
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