Desire Will Set You Free
2015, English. Directed by Yony Leyser.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 28 August 2015
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Paulita Pappel, Yony Leyser
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Desire Will Set You Free runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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What movies are like Desire Will Set You Free?
If you liked Desire Will Set You Free, try A California Christmas: City Lights, How to Please a Woman, He Said, She Said.
Who directed Desire Will Set You Free?
Desire Will Set You Free (2015) was directed by Yony Leyser and stars Yony Leyser, Tim-Fabian Hoffmann, Chloe Griffin.