PARK CITY, Utah—The sins of the father are an evil to overcome and a cross to bear in The Things You Kill, Alireza Khatami’s film about a Turkish university professor who embarks on a course of ...
Late in the incisive psychological drama “The Things You Kill,” Ali (Ekin Koç), a married man in his thirties, opens up about a traumatic episode in his childhood and the reasons why he decided to ...
The existential apocalypse of a Turkish literature professor gets an oblique and chilling study in “The Things You Kill.” On its surface, this disquieting diptych about male anxiety has the feel of, ...
Writer-director Alireza Khatami is known for a pair of semi-experimental dramas - 2017's Oblivion Verses and 2023's Terrestrial Verses (co-directed with Ali Asgari) - where he constantly toys with ...
"Still want to leave? I give them something to sit back [for]," said the Iranian filmmaker whose Turkey-shot, Sundance-winning revenge story builds on the formal boldness of Abbas Kiarostami and David ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This is the official image for “The Things You Kill” courtesy of the Sundance Institute. Sundance ...
What would you do if a loved one were murdered? Hopefully, that’s a question none of us ever have to answer. As we can see in the trailer for writer/director Alireza Khatami’s upcoming revenge ...
Exclusive: Iranian director Alireza Khatami's uneasy new thriller premieres in the World Cinema Dramatic competition and is one of Sundance's best (and most disquieting) films. The Sundance Film ...
Revenge may seem sweet, but when the reality of such actions sets in, it's often a hollow feeling that, ultimately, leads to regret. That feeling is at the center of The Things You Kill, a Turkish ...
Directed by Alireza Khatami, the critically acclaimed Sundance 2025 breakout took home the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Section LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse ...
Iranian-Canadian director Alireza Khatami’s Turkish drama about a college professor whose private life gradually unravels after the death of his mother premiered at Sundance. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...