CROSSING CROSSING LEVAN AKIN

  • SWEDEN | TURKEY | GEORGIA

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  • GEORGIAN | TURKISH

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  • 2024

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  • 105 mins

SCHEDULE

05-03-2025/ 05:00 PM/ Audi 7
08-03-2025/ 08:00 PM/ Audi 7

Lia, a retired teacher living in Georgia, made a promise to find out what happened to her long lost niece Tekla. When Lia learns from Achi, a neighbor, that Tekla might be living in Turkey, they set off together to find her. In Istanbul they discover a beautiful city full of connections and possibilities - but looking for someone who never intended to be found is harder than they thought. 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.

ಜಾರ್ಜಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕಿ ಲಿಯಾ ಕಾಣೆಯಾಗಿರುವ ಸೊಸೆ ತೆಕ್ಲಾಳ ಸುಳಿವಿಗಾಗಿ ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯ ಆಚಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇಸ್ತಾಂಬುಲ್‌ಗೆ ತೆರಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ನಗರ ಸುಂದರವಾದರೂ, ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಲಿಂಗಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ಪರ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ವಕೀಲ ಎವ್ರಿಮ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾದ ನಂತರ, ತೆಕ್ಲಾಳ ಹಾದಿಯ ಸುಳಿವು ದೊರಕುತ್ತದೆ. ಲಿಯಾ ಮತ್ತು ಆಚಿ ತೆಕ್ಲಾಳ ಸಮೀಪವೇ ಹೋದಂತೆ ಭಾಸವಾಗುತ್ತಾ, ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ಹುಡುಕಾಟ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Mathilde Dedye

Screenplay :

Levan Akin

Director of Photography :

Lisabi Fridell

Editor :

Levan Akin, Emma Lagrelius

Music :

N/A

Sound :

Sigrid Dpa Jensen, Anne Gry Friis Kristensen

Cast :

Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli, Nino Karchava, Levan Bochoris

Awards - Winner :

Berlin IFF (Teddy - Jury Award), Bastia Mediterranean FF (Grand Prize - Arte Mare Grand Prix), Ghent IFF (Explore Award - Special Mention)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Berlin IFF (Panorama Audience Award - Feature Film, Teddy - Best Feature Film), Ghent IFF (Explore Award)

LEVAN AKIN

Levan Akin is a Swedish/Georgian filmmaker of Georgian descent. His parents immigrated to Sweden in the early 70s. He began his career as an intern at SVT and later worked at STUDIO 24 of renowned director Roy Anderson. Akin has been a director's assistant on several TV and film productions while creating his own short films. THE LAST THINGS was his first officially released short. His first Georgian-speaking film, AND THEN WE DANCED (2019), was shown at festivals in Cannes and London.