Desire Will Set You Free

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• Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Comedy
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Yony Leyser
• Cast(s): Yony Leyser, Amber Benson, Til Schindler, Rosa von Praunheim, Nina Hagen See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 32min
• Award(s): PREMIO MAGUEY 2016 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: The Idea of You, Americanish
• Story:
  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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