Crossing

2024 [KA]

Action / Drama

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 84% · 66 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 6274 6.3K

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Plot 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.

Director

Levan Akin Photo
Levan Akin

Top cast

Mzia Arabuli Photo
Mzia Arabuli as Lia
Sema Sultan Elekci Photo
Sema Sultan Elekci as Gülpembe
Beril Soydan Photo
Beril Soydan as Arya
Derya Günaydin Photo
Derya Günaydin as Özge
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976.63 MB
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Ka 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 4
977.62 MB
1280*720
Ka 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 3
1.96 GB
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Ka 5.1
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
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1.96 GB
1920*1080
Ka 5.1
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 8
1.78 GB
1920*1080
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by monik_aguilar 8 / 10

Very original and interesting movie.

I really liked how the title explains perfectly what this film is about. It's about people who crosses to a different country, whose own lives crosses with characters that are nothing like them, and finally about people who are crossing genders on a quest to find themselves. The acting was superb, specially Evrim's character played by Deniz Dumanli. All the characters are complex and extremely interesting and I really loved how the movie has a slight twist making you expect one thing and delivering another. Istanbul depiction was beautiful but not in a postcard touristy way and it really showed the vibe of this huge, exotic, amazing city. What I liked the most was the connections that we could see forming between people who are unlikely to be hanging out. The music and cinematograpghy were also both very good. I strongly recommend this movie to any film lover.
Reviewed by deringencoglu 8 / 10

A Wholesome Story Featuring A Foreign View On Istanbul

Levan Akin's new film wonderfuly captures the essence of istanbul. The composition and shots combined with the strong chemistry of the main characters make up for a wholesome story. Mzia Arabuli is wonderful and her character is one of the best aspects of the movie. Storywise crossing features a fresh script by combining the modest lives of 3 people and creates an story that strongly bonds together by showing different aspects of each characters lives, coincidentally based in the same condition but with different purposes. The only exception in the film was the choice of music as it didn't make a strong impact and definitely could have been used better. Especially in the ending scene. But overall despite being a festival film(for people with bias), crossing takes its place as one of the greater movies of 2024 that should definitely be seen for its unique story and characters.
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