Director: Lucía Alemany
A grieving heir crosses an ocean for business and finds himself undone by desire instead in Ask Me What You Want, Lucía Alemany's 2024 drama.
What is Ask Me What You Want about?
Eric Zimmerman arrives in Madrid to steady his late father's company, expecting spreadsheets and boardrooms. Instead he meets Judith, and the two are drawn into a relationship that quickly outgrows the polite boundaries either of them intended to keep. Alemany frames their affair as an experiment in honesty as much as attraction: every encounter pushes Eric further from the guarded version of himself he brought from abroad, and further into a secret he isn't ready to share. The film moves between glossy hotel rooms and quieter domestic spaces, letting the Madrid setting feel lived-in rather than postcard-perfect. As Judith's own expectations shift, the story turns on a simple, uncomfortable question: what happens when what you want collides with what you're willing to admit out loud. The answer arrives slowly, through glances and hesitations more than confrontation.
Cast & crew
Gabriela Andrada and Mario Ermito anchor the central relationship, with support from Celia Freijeiro and David Solans rounding out a Spanish ensemble built around intimacy and restraint rather than spectacle.
Context & significance
Director Lucía Alemany, known for character-driven Spanish cinema, treats the erotic thriller framework as a vehicle for questions about vulnerability and self-disclosure rather than shock value. Shot largely in Madrid, the 2024 release runs 114 minutes and sits at the intersection of romance and psychological drama, favoring mood and tension over plot twists. The Spanish setting gives the story a specific texture: expat routines, unfamiliar streets, and the sense of a man improvising a life he never planned to build there. That displacement mirrors Eric's emotional state, always slightly out of step with the world he has stepped into.
Where & how to watch
Ask Me What You Want streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, both built for a Farsi-first viewing experience. Log in with a free K-Time account to start watching; the film's page here is open to read without signing in first.