Desire Will Set You Free

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 IsraeliPalestinian descent and a Russian aspiring artist working as a hustler offering access to the citys vibrant queer and underground scenes while examining the differences between expatriate and refugee life Our characters travel through Berlins layered history and unique subcultural landscape on their adventures they discover influences and remnants of the Weimar Republic WWII the Bowie years and punk