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That wouldnt be wrong, exactly.
One student points out that embedded within the idea is also an Arabic word denoting destruction.
When his mother winds up dead, Ali begins to have his suspicions.
His fathers dusty machismo stands in sharp contrast to Alis submerged nature.
He even manages to quickly tame the rather surly guard dog that watches the garden.
(That each man has one-half of the directors name is not, one suspects, a coincidence.)
Its clear, however, that the dark heart ofThe Things You Killcomes from a genuine place.
Its absorbing, suspenseful, and deeply moving a case study in how to make an effective psychological thriller.
