David Lynch Meets Abbas Kiarostami in Sundance Thriller ‘The Things You Kill,’ Says Director Alireza Khatami

‘The Things You Kill’ Review: A Slow-Burn Turkish Drama That Gets Weirder, and Deadlier, as the Plot Thickens

Premiering at Sundance, the latest feature from Iranian-American director Alireza Khatami ('Terrestrial Verses') follows a college professor whose private life gradually unravels.

‘The Things You Kill’ Review: A Tense Existential Apocalypse in Turkey Is Like ‘Lost Highway’ Directed by Kiarostami - WorldNL Magazine

Sundance: Writer/director Alireza Khatami's disquieting diptych gazes into the violent undoing of a Turkish literature professor with a nightmarish lens.

David Lynch Meets Abbas Kiarostami in Sundance Thriller ‘The Things You Kill,’ Says Director Alireza Khatami

Iranian auteur Alireza Khatami tackles toxic masculinity through horror tension and psychological unease in Sundance thriller 'The Things You Kill.'

Sundance 2025: Filmmaker Alireza Khatami used Premiere Pro and After Effects to bring Sundance debut “The Things You Kill” to life

In this interview, Alireza Khatami to learn more about his workflow on this ambitious feature, seven years in the making.