Iranian filmmaker Alireza Khatami
Sundance Film Festival in the United States presented its directing award “World Cinema Dramatic” to Alireza Khatami from Iran for his movie The Things You Kill.
The festival’s jury stated the following about the film: ” We could not stop talking about this film. It made us curious and deeply invested in the characters and their rich journey. This effortless, streamlined film does not sacrifice its depth of subject even while dealing with toxic masculinity and the everyday darkness of the soul. This director was masterful in their precision, they were profound yet restrained, and their robust vision pushes us to want more, think more, and do more to be better humans. For this reason, we award the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic to Alireza Khatami for The Things You Kill.
Khatami’s previous film Verses was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2024.
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