''Crossing'' (, ) is a 2024

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written and directed by

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. It stars Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava and Deniz Dumanlı. The film was selected in the Panorama section at the

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, where it had its world premiere on 15 February 2024. It was released in Sweden on 22 March 2024, by TriArt Film.

Premise

A retired teacher promises to find her long-lost niece, with her search taking her to Istanbul, where she meets a lawyer fighting for trans rights.

Cast

* Mzia Arabuli * Lucas Kankava * Deniz Dumanlı

Production

In January 2023, it was announced

had written and directed the film, with

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

concluding in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Release

''Crossing'' had its world premiere on 15 February 2024, as part of the

, opening Panorama. Prior to,

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acquired distribution rights to the film in North and Latin America, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany. It was released in Sweden on 22 March 2024, by TriArt Film. At Berlin, the film received the Jury Prize from the

Teddy Award The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale). In the most part, the jury consists of organisers of gay ...

jury for LGBTQ-themed films.Scott Roxborough
"Berlin: Indie Juries Pick ‘Sex’, ‘Dying’ and ‘Cake’"
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'', 24 February 2024.

Reception

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDB title, tt27417166 Swedish drama films Danish drama films French drama films Turkish drama films Drama films from Georgia (country) 2020s Swedish films 2020s French films 2024 drama films 2024 LGBTQ-related films Swedish LGBTQ-related films Danish LGBTQ-related films French LGBTQ-related films Turkish LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related films from Georgia (country) 2020s LGBTQ-related drama films Transgender-related films