‘The perfect life comes with a price’
What You Wish For is a 2023 darkly comedic thriller about a down-on-his-luck chef with gambling problems who flees to a Latin American villa, where he assumes the identity of another man.
Written, directed and co-produced by Nicholas Tomnay (The Perfect Host). Also produced by Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri.
The American Evergreen Avenue-Jaguar Bite-Freestyle Picture Company stars Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, Juan Carlos Messier, Ariel Sierra and Brian Groh.
Plot:
Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his unique troubles, welcomes him into his home.
Ryan has no idea how Jack can afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn’t want to feel envious, yet he can’t help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend’s identity and soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle that he so desperately craved…
Release:
What You Wish For premiered at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival and was also shown at Fantasia and FrighFest.
Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing will release What You Wish For theatrically in select US locations and on VOD on May 31, 2024.
Trailer:
Filming locations:
Colombia
Technical specs:
1 hour 41 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.20: 1
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