Director: Curry Barker
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter
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 romantic who has long pined for someone out of his reach stumbles upon a legendary willow tree said to grant a single wish to whoever breaks one of its branches. 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.
Cast & crew
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 in its original English audio with no Persian dubbing or subtitles, which makes it a natural fit for bilingual households and viewers comfortable with English-language genre cinema.
Where & how to watch
Obsession is available to stream on K-Time. The film plays in original English audio — no Persian dub or subtitle track is included. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone with no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Subscribe and cancel anytime.