Unlikely Connections Made In Levan Akin’s Crossing Trailer

MUBI have released the official Trailer for intense moving indie drama Crossing. Levan Akin‘s compassionate tale of identity, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations.

The filmmaker’s last film was one time Sweden’s Oscar entry And Then We Danced. The film premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival leaving with a jury prize, recently playing BFI Flare in London.

The film stars Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava and Deniz Dumanlı. Crossing tells the story of a retired Georgian school teacher who heads to Turkey with a neighbour. To help find their transgender niece and bring them home after years away, they travel to Istanbul which she has made a new life.

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. Humanistic and tender, Akin’s third feature is a heartfelt portrayal of overcoming the degrees of separation that divide us.

Crossing will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 19th July. Then the film heads exclusively to MUBI streaming from 30th August.