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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.'
Premiering out Sundance’s world dramatic competition ahead of subsequent play in Rotterdam, “ The Things You Kill ” marks Iranian auteur Alireza Khatami ’s most personal and outré work to date. Led by Turkish stars Ekin Koç (“Burning Days”), Erkan Kolçakköstendil (“Familya,” “Magnificent Century: Kosem”), Hazar Ergüçlü (“The Protector”) and Ercan Kesal (“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia,” “The Three Monkeys”) the film follows a 40ish professor whose life — and sense of self — begins to unravel following the suspicious death of his mother. I wanted explore my personal pain through those formal ambitions, and so I very much played with autofiction, to the extent that I don’t even know how to show this to my family because 70% of it is based on shared experiences.
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