What You Wish For

Haunted by mounting debts and a life of bad bets, a brilliant young chef escapes to a sun-drenched Latin American villa to reconnect with an old friend who seems to have it all — fame, money, and the coveted role of private chef to the ultra-wealthy. The film luxuriates in sensory detail, from sizzling pans and fragrant spices to the seductive rhythms of a house that operates like a well-oiled machine, as envy slowly blooms into a dangerous fascination. What begins as a desperate bid for refuge becomes a corrosive longing to possess the ease and influence his friend enjoys.

When he slips into that life, at first almost by accident, the line between impersonation and reinvention blurs. Greed and ambition pull him deeper into a world where culinary mastery masks darker appetites, and the mysterious clients at the villa reveal motives that force him to choose between complicity and escape. Taut, atmospheric, and morally restless, the film explores how desire reshapes identity and the steep price of wishing for someone else’s success.