Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill family saga has been chosen to represent Canada in the best international feature category at the 98 th Academy Awards . .

The drama about a Turkish college professor facing major upheavals on two home fronts bowed at Sundance and stars Ekin Koc, Erkan Kolçak Kostendil, Hazar Erguclu and Ercan Kesal.

“I am truly delighted that our film The Things You Kill has been selected to represent Canada at the Oscars,” Khatami said in a statement on Tuesday. “Eight years in the making, this film is a labor of love shaped by the dedication and generosity of so many extraordinary souls. What makes this moment especially meaningful to me is that Canada is making space for stories that BIPOC filmmakers have to share.”

Alireza Khatami’s The Things You

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