Kadir Halil-Shah

Kadir Halil-Shah’s filmography definitely packs a punch for anyone who’s into drama that doesn’t hold your hand or sugarcoat things. Living (2022) is basically a gut-punch in slow motion—a story about a guy stuck in a dead-end routine who suddenly wakes up and starts chasing something real after a bleak diagnosis. You watch him try to break out, hunting for meaning in a world that couldn’t care less if he just faded away. It’s quiet, but, man, it sticks with you. Jump ahead to The Assessment (2024), and Kadir’s not dialing it down. This one digs into the whole “What makes us human?” theme but cranks up the tension. It’s set in a near-future world, all clinical and shiny, but the people inside it are falling apart—emotionally, morally, you name it. Kadir’s character faces these impossible choices, and honestly, the whole thing messes with your head. The movie doesn’t really give you clean answers; it just sort of leaves you stewing over what you’d do if it were you. Then there’s The Salt Path (2024), which feels like a breath of salty air after all that intensity. Still heavy, though. It’s about a couple who lose everything and just… walk. Literally. They hike the British coastline, sleeping rough and wrestling with grief, but also finding these weird, beautiful moments of hope. It’s not just a survival story—it’s about starting over when the world’s already written you off. Kadir brings this raw, bruised energy that makes you root for him, even when things get grim.