Ezra, a young American writer of Palestinian-Israeli descent, has found a new home in Berlin in the 2010s. He goes from party to party, savoring the city's seemingly boundless freedom, and falls in love with Russian sex worker Sasha (Tim-Fabian Hoffmann). Together, they dive into Berlin's queer underground scene.

Yony Leyser's “Desire Will Set You Free,” starring Nina Hagen (photo), Blixa Bargeld, and many people from the Berlin community, was filmed at hotspots such as Silver Fulture and Roses.