Official US Trailer for ‘The Things You Kill’ Acclaimed Thriller in Turkey

by Alex Billington
October 17, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I recall constantly trying to evade him. I’d always hide. I’m not afraid anymore…” Fandor has revealed an official trailer for the acclaimed thriller The Things You Kill, a film set in Turkey made by award-winning Canadian-Iranian director named Alireza Khatami. This first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, earning some rave reviews from critics. It’s a long, dusty, dry psychological thriller about two people battling over issues. Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. The film stars Ekin Koç, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ercan Kesal, Serhat Nalbantoğlu, Aysan Sümercan, & Selen Kurtaran. Opening in limited US theaters in November. Reviews state the film is “absorbing, suspenseful, and deeply moving — a case study in how to make an effective psychological thriller.” It’s good – take a look.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Alireza Khatami’s film The Things You Kill, from YouTube:

Questioning the suspicious death of his mother, a university professor and his enigmatic gardener (co-starring Ekin Koç & Ercan Kesal) descend into a hypnotic maze of mirrors & memories. As family secrets surface and painful truths emerge, they spiral toward a devastating reckoning with the darkness lurking within us all. The Things You Kill, also known as Öldürdüğün Şeyler in Turkish, is written and directed by the award-winning Canadian-Iranian filmmaker Alireza Khatami, director of the films Oblivion Verses and Terrestrial Verses previously, plus other shorts & projects. Produced by Cyriac Auriol, Elisa Sepulveda Ruddoff, Michael Solomon, Mariusz Wlodarski, Alireza Khatami. This first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Fandor will debut Khatami’s The Things You Kill in select US theaters starting November 14th, 2025 coming up this fall. Anyone want to watch?

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