Crossing
7.4
“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.
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Cast
24 people
Mzia Arabuli
Lia
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The Legend of the Suram Fortress
Esculape's Student
Luke Kankava
Achi
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Panopticon
Deniz Dumanlı
Evrim
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Nino Karchava
Ruso
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Levan Bochorishvili
Zaza
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Nino Tedoradze
Nona (Neighbour Child)
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Bünyamin Değer
Izzet
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Sema Sultan Elekci
Gülpembe
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Metin Akdemir
Ahmet
Oksan Büyük
Gülsen
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Yasmin Ada
Young Trans Girl
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Suzan Fadil
Second Young Trans Girl
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Levan Akin Director · Lisabi Fridell Cinematographer Emma Lagrelius Editor
Worldwide gross $366K · United States release July 19, 2024 · Produced in Denmark, France, Georgia, Sweden, Türkiye
Box office
Worldwide gross
$366,394
Production
French Quarter Film
Production
Adomeit Film
Production
Easy Riders Films
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1991 Productions
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Bir Film
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SVT
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RMV Film
Production
Denmark · France · Georgia · Sweden · Türkiye
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Languages
Original title
გადასვლა
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
English · Georgian · Turkish
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2024
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · July 19, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · August 30, 2024
Digital · MUBI
United States
June 11, 2024 · Premiere · Tribeca Festival
June 13, 2024 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
June 27, 2024 · Premiere · FrameLine San Fransisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
June 29, 2024 · Premiere · Montclair Film Summer Showcase
July 14, 2024 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
Argentina
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Australia
June 5, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 9, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · New Farm Queer Film Festival
October 9, 2024 · Premiere · Sunshine Coast Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
February 19, 2025 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Geelong Pride Film Festival
June 6, 2025 · Premiere · Darwin Pride Film Festival
July 9, 2025 · Digital
Brazil
June 15, 2024 · Premiere · Curitiba International Film Festival
July 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical
August 30, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Canada
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical
August 30, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
Czechia
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
November 8, 2024 · Theatrical
France
November 21, 2024 · Premiere · Rencontres Cinématographiques De Cannes
November 22, 2024 · Premiere · Paris Chéries Chéris Film Festival
December 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Georgia
March 30, 2026 · Premiere
Germany
July 18, 2024 · Theatrical
August 30, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Iceland
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
India
November 20, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Of India
December 18, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Of Kerala
Indonesia
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
July 19, 2024 · Theatrical
August 30, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Israel
March 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 10, 2024 · Premiere · Guadalajara International Film Festival
July 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 9, 2024 · Premiere · Queer Pioners
October 17, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 1, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
September 29, 2024 · Premiere · Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
Poland
July 19, 2024 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
December 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
May 27, 2024 · Premiere · IndieLisboa International Film Festival
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Romania
September 20, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 18, 2025 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
Spain
October 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 22, 2024 · Theatrical
August 8, 2024 · Premiere · Way Out West
Taiwan
November 14, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 22, 2024 · Premiere · Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 17, 2024 · Premiere · BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
July 12, 2024 · Premiere · MUBI FEST
July 19, 2024 · Theatrical
August 30, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Uruguay
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical
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