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Original name: Crossing
English name: Crossing
Year: 2024
Run time: 105 minutes
Language: Georgian, Turkish, English
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Sweden, Denmark, France, Turkey, Georgia
Director: Levan Akin
Producer: Mathilde Dedye
Cast: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanlı
Screenplay: Levan Akin
Cinematographer: Lisabi Fridell
Editor: Emma Lagrelius, Levan Akin
Sound Designer: Anne Gry Friis Kristensen, Sigrid DPA Jensen
Costume Designer: Linn Eklund
Production Designer: Roger Rosenberg
Production Company: French Quarter Film
World Sales: Totem
The Swedish filmmaker of Georgian descent was born in Stockholm in 1979. His work explores class, gender and sexuality. His film And Then We Danced premiered in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was Sweden’s official entry for the Oscars. He directed on the TV series Real Humans and was co-executive producer and director on the series adaptation of Interview with the Vampire.
Lia, a retired teacher, has made a promise to find out what happened to her long-lost niece, Tekla. When Lia learns from a neighbour, Achi, that Tekla might have left their Georgian homeland and is living in Turkey, Lia and Achi set off together to find her. Arriving in Istanbul, they discover a beautiful city full of connections and possibilities. But searching for someone who never intended to be found is harder than they expected – until they meet Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights. As Lia and Achi weave their way through the city’s backstreets, Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.
