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Crossing

Dir: Levan Akin
Cast: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli
106mins   2024   Sweden | Denmark | France | Turkey | Georgia   15   Georgian | Turkish | English    Subtitled    Audio Described

Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey.

Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her.

Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search.

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