Cineverse Takes U.S. Rights To Sundance Award-Winning Thriller ‘The Things You Kill'
Cineverse, the outfit behind the Terrifier franchise, has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to The Things You Kill by Iranian director Alireza Khatami (Terrestrial Verses, Oblivion Verses) with a theatrical release planned for this fall.
The Sundance 2025 film took home the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic section followed by a strong festival run. It stars Ekin Koç as a Turkish born university professor working in the U.S. who is haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother and coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. As long-buried family secrets resurface, the police tighten their noose, and doubts begin eroding his conscience. Ali has no choice but to look into the abyss of his own soul. With Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, and Ercan Kesal.
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'Alireza Khatami has swiftly established himself as one of the most compelling new voices in global cinema, a reputation that reaches new heights with The Things You Kill,' says Eric Rowe, executive director of programming at Cineverse. 'Fusing the surreal and unsettling atmospherics of David Lynch with the intricate moral and dramatic craftsmanship of Asghar Farhadi, Alireza Khatami masterfully constructs one of the most effective and absorbing psychological thrillers to debut in recent memory that is guaranteed to stay with the viewer long after the credits roll.'
'I'm grateful to have found a thoughtful and ambitious partner in Cineverse,' says Khatami. 'The U.S. has always been a meaningful audience for my work—especially for The Things You Kill, which echoes the American tradition of psychological thrillers. It's a grounded exploration of masculinity, grief, and guilt, with a couple of sharp turns I can't wait to surprise audiences with.'
The deal was negotiated by Executive Director, Acquisitions Brandon Hill on behalf of Cineverse with Charles Bin of Best Friend Forever representing filmmakers. Trailer below:
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So do you have any suggestions or what piece of advice would you share with the community? Yeah, and that doesn't surprise me because I think oftentimes when you're in a sort of life where you're having to hide part of yourself, where, you know, I'm 41 and coming out at 19, it still was, um, it, it, it still wasn't a totally safe time to be out, um, in the workplace, you could still certainly be discriminated against or not hired altogether, especially if it were straight men that were making the decisions. And I'd flat out been told that before, early on in my career. not to say I suffered greatly. I've been very lucky in a lot of ways, but um I think because a lot of queer people come from a scarcity place, whether it was because they were kicked out of their home or didn't feel safe in their home, that it is generally harder, I think, for for queer folks to find consistency and to prioritize consistency because we were raised in a in a sort of chaos and in an emotional chaos, a cultural chaos. And so my advice would just beIt it by by any by hook or crook, if you can get into therapy for me healing, the first part of that experience is imperative to developing a healthy relationship with money, even if you don't have any. It took me years to get to the point where in a moment of financial tumult, I didn't go into total adrenal overdrive, where I was in my amygdala, where I was in like fight or flight. Um, I, the greatest shame I've ever experienced in my life has been around the greatest terror and has been aboutBecause the worst case scenario did happen to me a couple times when I was younger. I did run out of money. I did sleep in my car a couple times and like I did not have any resources, and thenAt points in my life, I was lucky enough to have folks that helped me, um, and eventually was able to work enough to survive and and thrive, but I would just say,It sounds impossible, but if you can find the mental health resources to try and separate the shame from the money you do or don't have, it's really, to me, very important. That is great advice. Thank you so much for sharing that and thank you so much for coming on the show, Jen. It's been a thrill having you. Thank you for having me. It's lovely to talk to you. So I love that interview. Jen is so super insightful. So what was your takeaway? So I think that Jen's take on how religion shapes our money beliefs is really powerful. If those beliefs are hurting more than they're helping, it may be time toSever them, or at least realign them with support from a therapist or even a financial therapist. I mean, did you know that many of our money habits are actually formed by the time we're age 7, oftentimes shaped by our family, our faith, or even fear. Yeah, it's quite surprising. So, did you also know that there are certifications for financial therapy? If money stress runs deep for you, this might be the help that you need. For even deeper healing, check out the chum of money Financial Therapy Association or the Chama Money Institute for more information. Thanks for tuning in. Like what you see, scan the QR code and follow Yahoo Finance podcast for more videos and expert insights, because when you do, you get all of the financial insight with none of the creepy break room vibes. And until next time, stay fabulous. 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