Crossing (2024)
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.
Director:
Levan Akin
Writer:
Levan Akin
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Mzia Arabuli as Lia |
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Luke Kankava as Achi |
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Deniz Dumanlı as Evrim |
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Nino Karchava as Ruso |
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Levan Bochorishvili as Zaza |
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Nino Tedoradze as Nona (Neighbour Child) |
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Bünyamin Değer as Izzet |
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Sema Sultan Elekci as Gülpembe |
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Metin Akdemir as Ahmet |
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Oksan Büyük as Gülsen |
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Yasmin Ada as Young Trans Girl |
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Suzan Fadil as Second Young Trans Girl |
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Mehtap Özdemir as Aynur |
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Mehmet Isyar as Dr. Erol |
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Derya Günaydın as Özge |
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Ziya Sudançıkmaz as Ömer |
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Beril Soydan as Arya |
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Soner Yalçın as Mustafa |
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Levan Gabrichidze as Ramaz |
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Şevval Kılıç as Seval |
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Bulut Sezer as Bulut |
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Bergüzar Mercan as Ceylan |
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Tako Kurdovanidze as Tekla |
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Giga Shavadze as Giga (Neighbour Child) |
| Production | Anna Khazaradze | Co-Producer |
| Production | Katja Adomeit | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nino Chichua | Co-Producer |
| Production | Anna Croneman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Charlotta Denward | Co-Producer |
| Production | Omar El Kadi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ersan Çongar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mathilde Dedye | Producer |
| Production | Ludvig Andersson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mattias Sandström | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nadia Turincev | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carin Sahlin | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Lisabi Fridell | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Levan Akin | Editor |
| Production | Levan Akin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Daniel Oliva Andersson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jeppe Wowk | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Emma Lagrelius | Editor |
| Production | Leli Miminoshvili | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esma Keskin | Hair Designer |
| Art | Roger Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Art | Shota Bagalishvili | Art Direction |
| Art | Meral Efe Yurtseven | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linn Eklund | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esma Keskin | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Murad Erdem | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Bulut Sezer | Casting |
| Directing | Rikard Waxin | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Yunus Emre Yurtseven | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suat Inalhan | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Nino Agladze | Assistant Director |
| Production | Eka Mzhavanadze | Casting |
| Art | Kato Gelashvili | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Nino Agladze | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Pinar Celik | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esra Arslan | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mecra Yazıcı | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Erik Hals | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Vincent Larsson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Ketevan Gunia | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Gigi Janikashvili | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Mustafa Bölükbaşı | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jakob Witt | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Thomas Neivelt | Gaffer |
| Art | Melike Yılmaz | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Anna Maria Aslanoglu | Line Producer |
| Camera | Avni Erdoğan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Irakli Ivanishvili | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Ömer Aksoy | Gaffer |
| Writing | Levan Akin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Levan Akin | Director |
| Sound | Sigrid Aalbæk Jensen | Sound Designer |