The Things You Kill
Questioning the suspicious death of his mother, a university professor and his enigmatic gardener descend into a hypnotic maze of mirrors and memories. As family secrets surface and painful truths emerge, they spiral toward a devastating reckoning with the darkness lurking within us all.
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Cast
14 people
Ekin Koç
Ali
Known for
Magnificent Century: Kösem
Champion
Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Reza
Known for
Magnificent Century: Kösem
The Pit
Hazar Ergüçlü
Hazar
Known for
The Protector
North South
Selen Kurtaran
Nesrin
Also in
Red Roses
Glass Curtain
İdil Engindeniz
Meriem
No other roles listed
Ercan Kesal
Father / Hamit
Known for
The Pit
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Güliz Şirinyan
Mother / Sakine
Also in
Merhamet
A White Night
Aysan Sümercan
Aunt / Melahat
Known for
My Grandfather's People
Doğa Dörtdoğan
Mina
No other roles listed
Serhat Nalbantoğlu
University Admin / Behri
Known for
Chasing the Wind
İpek Türktan
Pervin
Known for
Leyla and Mecnun
10 Days of a Good Man
Sertan Müsellim
Kemal
No other roles listed
Alireza Khatami Director · Bartosz Świniarski Cinematographer Selda Taşkın Editor
United States release November 14, 2025 · Produced in Canada, France, Poland, Türkiye, Singapore · Languages English, Turkish
Production
Fulgurance
Production
Remora Films
Production
Lava Films
Production
Band with Pictures
Production
Sineaktif
Production
Tell Tall Tale
Production
DESMAR
Production
Canada · France · Poland · Türkiye · Singapore
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Öldürdüğün Şeyler
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
English · Turkish
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Türkiye · April 25, 2025
Theatrical
United States · November 14, 2025
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 2025
Digital
Argentina
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
June 12, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 12, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · The Things You Kill
Czechia
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Egypt
November 17, 2025 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Finland
April 2, 2025 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
France
July 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
September 9, 2025 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 16, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Italy
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Festival del Cinema di Roma
Netherlands
February 1, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
July 20, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
January 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Russia
June 30, 2025 · Premiere · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
Taiwan
April 17, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Ukraine
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
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