# Wish You Were Here (2012 film)

Wish You Were Here is a 2012 Australian mystery drama film directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith and starring Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, and Antony Starr. Set in Cambodia and Australia, it details the aftermath of a Southeast Asian holiday gone awry for two couples.

## Plot

Dave Flannery reluctantly vacations in Cambodia with his pregnant wife Alice, her younger sister Steph and new boyfriend Jeremy. After a night of partying, Jeremy vanishes without a trace. Dave and the women return to their lives, each bearing differing degrees of knowledge about what happened and slowly put the pieces of the puzzle together to find out what happened that night.
Dave reveals he slept with Steph on the beach. He went back to the hotel, but Alice was asleep. He goes for a walk and meets a man, who offers to take him to a small bar. Dave went and began drinking. The customers at the bar began harassing him and tried to get him to take a prostitute, but he declined. He gets angry and throws all his money at them. He tells them he doesn't want the prostitute, but will pay for her. The men drag an 8-year-old girl from the backroom. Horrified, Dave begins screaming at them. Jeremy comes out of a backroom and apologises for Dave, trying to calm the men down. The men lure Jeremy and Dave outside. Dave threatens to call the police on the men for child prostitution, but Jeremy tells Dave the men are the Vietnamese mafia. In a fight, Jeremy is stabbed to death. Dave is restrained and the men find his address. They say that if he tells anyone, they will go to his house and kill his family.
In the present, Alice gets into an argument with Dave. She goes to Steph's house and confronts her. On the way home, she gets into a car accident and is rushed to the hospital, where she prematurely gives birth to the baby. In the end, Dave tells the police the truth of Jeremy's death.

## Cast

* Joel Edgerton as Dave Flannery
* Teresa Palmer as Steph McKinney
* Felicity Price as Alice Flannery
* Antony Starr as Jeremy King

## Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 72% of 67 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Smart, slick, and thrilling, Wish You Were Here benefits from a compelling mystery at the center of its tightly wound plot, as well as strong performances from a cast that includes Joel Edgerton."

### Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Film | Angie Fielder | Nominated |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Direction | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Nominated |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Original Screenplay | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Won |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Original Screenplay | Felicity Price | Won |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Actress | Felicity Price | Nominated |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Nominated |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Supporting Actor | Antony Starr | Won |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Cinematography | Jules O'Loughlin | Nominated |
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Editing | Jason Ballantine | Nominated |
| ACS Award | NSW & ACT Gold Award | Jules O'Loughlin | Won |
| ADG Award | Best Direction in a Feature Film | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Nominated |
| ASE Award | Best Editing on a Feature Film | Jason Ballantine | Nominated |
| ASSG Award | Best Film Sound Design | Best Film Sound Design | Won |
| ASSG Award | Best Film Sound Mixing | Best Film Sound Mixing | Won |
| AWGIE Award | Best Original Writing | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Nominated |
| AWGIE Award | Best Original Writing | Felicity Price | Nominated |
| FCCA Awards | Best Film | Angie Fielder | Won |
| FCCA Awards | Best Director | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Nominated |
| FCCA Awards | Best Screenplay | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Won |
| FCCA Awards | Best Screenplay | Felicity Price | Won |
| FCCA Awards | Best Actress | Felicity Price | Nominated |
| FCCA Awards | Best Actor | Joel Edgerton | Won |
| FCCA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Antony Starr | Won |
| FCCA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Teresa Palmer | Nominated |
| FCCA Awards | Best Cinematography | Jules O'Loughlin | Nominated |
| FCCA Awards | Best Editing | Jason Ballantine | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Nominated |