“It seems Istanbul is a place where people come to disappear.”
Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.
Levan Akin
Mathilde Dedye
Levan Akin
Lisabi Fridell
Mzia Arabuli
Lia
Lucas Kankava
Achi
Deniz Dumanlı
Evrim
Nino Karchava
Ruso
Levan Bochorishvili
Zaza
Nino Tedoradze
Nona (Neighbour Child)
Bünyamin Değer
Izzet
Sema Sultan Elekci
Gülpembe
Metin Akdemir
Ahmet
Oksan Büyük
Gülsen
Yasmin Ada
Young Trans Girl
Suzan Fadil
Second Young Trans Girl
... and 12 more
CinemaSerf
There's something entirely plausible about the performance from Mzia Arabuli in this poignant drama. She is the retired school teacher "Lia" who is determined to track down her niece now that her sister has recently died. She lives in Georgia, likes a drink or two, and thinks that "Tekla" has fled t...
badelf
_Crossing_ is NOT a slick film, and no way it should ever be. This beautiful piece of work is ostensibly a story about down and out orphans, trans folks, and prostitutes. But it's not. At it's very core, Crossing is about 2 lost souls in search of themselves. Kudos to Levan Akin for couching such a...
Video Essay: “Crossing Thresholds”
Featurette • YouTube
Q&A with Levan Akin
Featurette • YouTube
Official International Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer • YouTube
Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer • YouTube
Official Clip [Subtitled]
Clip • YouTube
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