Alireza Khatami is an award-winning writer, director and producer based in Canada. Continuing his boundary-pushing vision, Alireza's latest film, THE THINGS YOU KILL, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the prestigious Directing Award in the World Cinema, Dramatic competition.

Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, 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.