Year: 2015
Running time: 83 min.
Country: Germany
Director: Yony Leyser
Screenwriter: Yony Leyser, Paula Alamillo
Cinematography: Ali Olay Gözkaya
Cast: Yony Leyser, Tim Fabian Hoffman, Chloe Griffin, Amber Benson, Joe Grainger, Nina Hagen, Sookee
Producer: Amard Bird Films, Desire Productions, ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel See
Genre: Comedy. Drama. Romance | Gay & Lesbian
Synopsis: 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. Many original Berlin personalities play themselves and the locations are all real Berlin locations.
