Desire Will Set You (2015)
Ratings:
4.5 (TMDb)
Released:
2015-08-28
Runtime:
1h 32m
Genres:
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Countries:
Germany
Director:
Yony Leyser
Actors:
Yony Leyser, Tim-Fabian Hoffmann, Chloe Griffin, Amber Benson, Anton Andreew, Til Schindler, Rosa von Praunheim, Nina Hagen
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.