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- 2024
- MUBI
- 1 h 46 m
- 2024
- MUBI
- 1 h 46 m
Summary 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.
Directed By: Levan Akin
Written By: Levan Akin
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- MUBI
- 1 h 46 m
- 2024
- MUBI
- 1 h 46 m
Crossing
8.1
Where to Watch
Summary 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.
Directed By: Levan Akin
Written By: Levan Akin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Akin’s film draws connections to suggest that maybe through these crossings, we begin to understand each other.
In this town, in this movie, you feel absolutely certain each face has its own fascinating story to tell.
Perhaps a bit predictably, Crossing emphasizes the importance of forging new connections rather than holding onto relationships that may no longer serve us. However, its dramatic conclusion still manages to forgo cliched expectations and cater instead to the limitless possibilities that abound in an urban sprawl.
Crossing takes all of us down paths that even the shrewdly observant Lia would be unable to predict, but that she’d be the first to appreciate. It's a heartbreaker in all the best ways.
By Elizabeth Weitzman
FULL REVIEW
With Crossing, writer-director Levan Akin wants to open our eyes to the easily overlooked.
Considering how the story sounds on paper, it’s all the more impressive that it becomes moving without ever once turning to the kind of pandering weepie I feared from the outset.
Crossing is never less than nobly intent on showing trans people as worthy of dignity, safety, and love.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
9% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
9% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
The searches that don't end as we expect, but that allow us to find something in ourselves when we finally go beyond the border. 'Crossing' is another beautiful film by Levan Akin in which he exalts the healing power of human relationships that are born from improbability. But that is only a part of the story, as the Georgian director returns to the theme of acceptance and **** identity from his latest work to now explore sorority in the trans community and the difficulties they face daily. With memorable characters, genuine emotion, and a fascinating glimpse into the bowels of Istanbul, Akin invites us to redefine prejudices, accept our mistakes, and allow ourselves to love again.
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O filme tem várias facetas, de road movie para encontrar a sobrinha trans desaparecida ao encontro consigo mesmo (cujo desfecho é notado de longe). Assim, fica fácil perceber que toda aquela intimidade trará mais sensibilidade, o que achei meio esquemático. Mas dei alguns pontos por conta de como é filmado a noite em Instambul, realmente passa a sensação de desespero. Pena que demos personagens (como o gueto trans), estão todos muito entediados. No fim, restam poucas cenas marcantes e mais um feel good movie.
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Production Company
French Quarter Film,
Adomeit Film,
Bir Film,
Easy Riders Films,
1991 Productions,
RMV Film,
Sveriges Television (SVT),
Totem Films
Release Date Jul 19, 2024
Duration 1 h 46 m
Genres
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Sofia Pride Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
