The Things You Kill

Alireza Khatami

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Ali is haunted by the suspicious death of his mother and the discovery of her abuse by his father. Filled with anger and guilt, he gazes into the abyss of his own soul.

Ali, a university professor, is haunted by the mysterious death of his sick mother. He discovers that his father abused her while he was abroad. Tormented by guilt and anger, he suspects foul play and plots revenge. On a plot of land where he tends a vegetable garden, he meets a mysterious man who further fuels his dark plans.

A tense psychological thriller that blends Turkish realism with Lynchian mystery. The film portrays a suffocating portrait of fathers and sons, where violence and guilt are passed down as a toxic inheritance. In long, drawn-out scenes, a bleak drama unfolds about the stifling influence of patriarchy and the burden of masculinity, with stunning landscapes reminiscent of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's work.