Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that takes a critical and occasionally hilarious look at life in contemporary Berlin. Based on a true event, the plot follows an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian origin and a Russian aspiring artist who works as a hustler, providing access to the city's thriving LGBT and underground cultures while addressing the distinctions between expatriate and refugee life. Our protagonists journey through Berlin's deep history and distinct subcultural landscape, discovering influences and vestiges of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.
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Desire Will Set You Free is a feature film that takes a critical and occasionally hilarious look at life in contemporary Berlin. Based on a true event, the plot follows an American writer of Israeli/Palestinian origin and a Russian aspiring artist who works as a hustler, providing access to the city's thriving LGBT and underground cultures while addressing the distinctions between expatriate and refugee life. Our protagonists journey through Berlin's deep history and distinct subcultural landscape, discovering influences and vestiges of the Weimar Republic, WWII, the Bowie years, and punk.
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