Obsession is a 2026 American-British supernatural thriller film directed by Curry Barker, starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette. Running 108 minutes, the film blends romantic longing with dark fantasy consequences, following what happens when a young man's desperate wish is granted in ways he never anticipated.
What is Obsession about?
A young music-store employee who has long pined for a friend out of his reach comes across a kitschy vintage toy called the One Wish Willow, said to grant a single wish to whoever snaps one of its branches in half. Driven by longing and poor judgment, he makes his wish — and the person he has yearned for suddenly turns his way. At first, everything feels like a dream come true. But the more time passes, the clearer it becomes that the wish has brought something twisted along with it. What began as hope curdles into dread as he realizes the price of wanting something too badly and trying to shortcut fate. The film holds its darker turns close, letting unease build slowly before revealing what obsessive desire really costs.
About the cast
Curry Barker directs a cast anchored by Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, with Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and comedian Andy Richter in supporting roles, alongside Haley Fitzgerald, Darin Toonder, and Anthony Pavone. The ensemble spans dramatic and comedic registers, giving the film tonal range as it moves from romantic tension into something far more unsettling.
Context & significance
Stories about wishes gone wrong sit at the heart of world folklore, and Obsession taps into that universal anxiety — the fear that getting exactly what you want might be worse than not getting it at all. For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, this theme resonates particularly well: the tension between longing and consequence, and the suspicion that fortune extracted from unnatural sources never comes clean, is woven through Persian literary tradition from classical poetry to modern storytelling. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, which makes it a natural fit for mixed households where not everyone is comfortable with English-language genre cinema.
Watching Obsession on Ktime
Obsession is available to stream on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles — follow the story in Farsi whichever way you prefer. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone with no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Subscribe and cancel anytime.