All We Ever Wanted (2026)
Director: Frédéric Jaeger
Cast: Charity Collin, Mehmet Sözer, Michael Ifeandu
Did you know? The film's title, *All We Ever Wanted*, is a direct nod to the 1980s pop song by the British band The Lightning Seeds, whose lyrics about yearning and escape mirror the trio’s desperate search for connection in the desert.
Why Watch: A raw, sun-scorched meditation on privilege and identity, *All We Ever Wanted* strips away luxury to expose the volatile tensions of class, race, and desire among three friends. It’s a hypnotic, unsettling journey that challenges comfort zones and dares you to confront your own assumptions about love and belonging. If you crave thought-provoking cinema that lingers long after the credits roll, this is your next must-watch.
A sun-drenched escape for Désirée, her white partner Elias, and her gay friend Sal unravels into a raw desert odyssey of self-discovery. After Désirée’s mother cuts her off financially and evicts them from their poolside villa, the trio finds themselves drifting through Fuerteventura’s arid emptiness like wanderers in search of purpose. They crave each other, push boundaries, and shed old identities for new ones—spinning a tense, playful dance through the intersecting dynamics of class, race, and gender.