# Alireza Khatami

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Iranian-Canadian filmmaker

Alireza Khatami Born 1980 (age 45–46) Iran Occupations Film director, screenwriter Years active 2010s–present

**Alireza Khatami** (born 1980) is an [Iranian](/source/Iran)-[Canadian](/source/Canada) film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 2025 film *[The Things You Kill](/source/The_Things_You_Kill)*, which was selected as Canada's submission for the [Best International Feature Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film) award at the [98th Academy Awards](/source/98th_Academy_Awards).[2]

His debut feature film, *[Oblivion Verses](/source/Oblivion_Verses)*, debuted in the [Orizzonti](/source/Orizzonti) program at the [74th Venice International Film Festival](/source/74th_Venice_International_Film_Festival) in 2017,[3] where it won a number of awards including Best Screenplay in the Orrizonti section, the [FIPRESCI](/source/FIPRESCI) Award and the Interfilm award.

In 2023, Khatami and [Ali Asgari](/source/Ali_Asgari_(director)) collaborated on *[Terrestrial Verses](/source/Terrestrial_Verses)*, which premiered in the [Un Certain Regard](/source/Un_Certain_Regard) section at the [2023 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival).[4]

*The Things You Kill* premiered at the [2025 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival),[5] where it was named the winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.[6]

He is an associate professor of film at [Toronto Metropolitan University](/source/Toronto_Metropolitan_University).[7]

## Filmography

- *[Oblivion Verses](/source/Oblivion_Verses)* - 2017

- *[Terrestrial Verses](/source/Terrestrial_Verses)* - 2023

- *[The Things You Kill](/source/The_Things_You_Kill)* - 2025

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Nick Vivarelli, ["Iranian Auteur Alireza Khatami Lines Up Starry Turkish Cast for Patriarchy Drama ‘Things That You Kill’"](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/alireza-khatami-things-that-you-kill-cast-1235700660/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, August 23, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["‘The Things You Kill’ selected as Canada’s submission to the Oscars"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/the-things-you-kill-selected-as-canadas-submission-to-the-oscars/article_1f55120d-4422-5eab-b391-478f4720ebb1.html). *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, August 26, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jonathan Romney, ["'The Oblivion Verses': Venice Review"](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-oblivion-verses-venice-review/5121732.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*, September 2, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nick Vivarelli, ["Iranian Directors Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari on Making Underground Film ‘Terrestrial Verses’"](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/iranian-directors-alireza-khatami-and-ali-asgari-underground-film-terrestrial-verses-trailer-1235620459/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, May 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Carlos Aguilar, ["‘The Things You Kill’ Review: Family Secrets Cause a Man to Unravel in a Psychologically Intricate Homecoming Drama"](https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/the-things-you-kill-review-sundance-turkey-1236285567/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, January 24, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Jamie Casemore, ["The Things You Kill, Two Women win at Sundance"](https://playbackonline.ca/2025/02/03/the-things-you-kill-two-women-win-at-sundance/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, February 3, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Nicole Thompson, ["'The Things You Kill' selected as Canada's submission to the Oscars"](https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment-news/the-things-you-kill-selected-as-canadas-submission-to-the-oscars-11128583). *[Victoria Times-Colonist](/source/Victoria_Times-Colonist)*, August 26, 2025.

## External links

- [Alireza Khatami](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3648488/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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