The Things You Kill

The unexpected death of his disabled mother haunts university professor Ali, whose grief soon turns to anger towards his father, a volatile, abusive man Ali believes has something to do with his late wife’s death. This hatred sends the academic on a mission to uncover the truth that quickly morphs into obsession, taking over Ali’s life and alienating those who love him. Alireza Khatami’s genre-bending surrealist thriller plays with the malleability of reality as a once-stable man falls deeper and deeper into a whirlwind of rage, guilt, and loss, soon being replaced by a bolder, more unhinged version of himself.

Isra Al Kassi