The jury
Ahmed Shawky (Egypt), Laura Pertuy (France), Thierry Verhoeven (The Netherlands)
Awarded films
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The Things You Kill by
Alireza Khatami
(Turkey, France, Canada, Poland, 2025, 114 min.)
Reports
Jury Statement on The Things You Kill:
The film we’ve chosen to award the FIPRESCI Prize plays with both the power of perspectives and the realm of nightmares, while being unafraid to make bold choices. It explores the psyche of someone who seems to have their life all figured out, while they have perhaps only been fooling themselves the whole time. With elegant, powerful but restrained direction, the film skillfully tackles its themes – the way masculine violence is transmitted through generations and the deeply hidden aspects of seemingly normal people – while offering its actors complex roles. The result is a remarkable work about one’s inner darkness brought into the light.
FIPRESCI Celebrates 100th Anniversary:
During the 46th edition of the festival, FIPRESCI presented the FIPRESCI 100 Lifetime Achievement Award to Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi.
Read director’s message to film critics.
Read the laudation by the Hungarian section.
Discover interview with Ildikó Enyedi.
More about celebratory activities in Cairo on the link.