Crossing
This exquisite drama, Swedish-Georgian filmmaker Levan Akin’s follow-up to the acclaimed And Then We Danced (MGFF20), won the Berlinale Teddy Jury Award in 2024.
Retired Georgian teacher Lia promised her dying sister she would find her runaway trans niece, Tekla. When boisterous neighbour Achi claims to know where Tekla is, he offers to accompany Lia to Türkiye to find her. But their search through the bustling streets of Istanbul seems in vain until they meet trans lawyer Evrim. On her own journey of self-discovery, navigating a flirtatious relationship with a local taxi diver, she introduces them to a whole other side of the city and its vibrant trans and queer community.
Teddy Jury Award Berlinale
Jury Award, Premio Maguey, Guadalajara International Film Festival
“A thoroughly intelligent, emotionally engaging and robustly performed movie from Levan Akin”
— The Guardian
“It’s seductive, fragmented, involving.”
— Screen International
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About Crossing
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Community
Transgender Women -
Director
Levan Akin -
Writer
Levan Akin -
Cast
Mzia Arabuli Lucas Kankava Deniz Dumanli -
Producer
Mathilde Dedye -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: Madman Films -
Program Strand
Narrative Feature -
Blurb Writer
Andrew Wilkie
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