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Crossing (2024 film)

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Crossing
Festival poster
Directed byLevan Akin
Written byLevan Akin
Produced byMathilde Dedye
Starring
  • Mzia Arabuli
  • Lucas Kankava
  • Deniz Dumanlı
CinematographyLisabi Fridell
Edited by
  • Levan Akin
  • Emma Lagrelius
Production
companies
Distributed byTriArt Film
Release dates
  • 15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) (Berlinale)
  • 22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) (Sweden)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Turkey
  • Georgia
Languages
  • Georgian
  • Turkish
  • English
Box office$187,909[1]

Crossing (Turkish: Geçiş, Georgian: გადასვლა) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Levan Akin. It stars Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava and Deniz Dumanlı. The film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 February 2024. It was released in Sweden on 22 March 2024, by TriArt Film. It fetched the IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 55th International Film Festival of India.

Premise

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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

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  • Mzia Arabuli as Lia
  • Lucas Kankava as Achi
  • Deniz Dumanlı as Evrim

Production

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In January 2023, it was announced Levan Akin had written and directed the film, with principal photography concluding in Istanbul.[2]

Release

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The crew of Crossing at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival

Crossing had its world premiere on 15 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, opening Panorama.[3][4] Prior to, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film in North and Latin America, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany.[5] It was released in Sweden on 22 March 2024, by TriArt Film.[6]

At Berlin, the film received the Jury Prize from the Teddy Award jury for LGBTQ-themed films.[7]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 60 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A tender odyssey with Mzia Arabuli's wonderful performance as the audience's guide, Crossing marks another humanist triumph for writer-director Levan Akin."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]

Accolades

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Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 15 February 2024 Teddy Award – Jury Prize Levan Akin Won [7]
Guadalajara International Film Festival 15 June 2024 Maguey Award – Special Jury Prize Levan Akin Won [10]
International Film Festival of India 28 November 2024 IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Levan Akin Won [11]
Guldbagge Awards 13 January 2025 Best Film Mathilde Dedye Pending [12]
Best Director Levan Akin Pending
Best Actress in a Leading Role Mzia Arabuli Pending
Best Screenplay Levan Akin Pending
Best Cinematography Lisabi Fridell Pending
Best Sound Design Anne Gry Friis Kristensen and Sigrid DPA Jensen Pending
Best Production Design Roger Rosenberg Pending

References

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  1. ^ "Crossing". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (25 January 2023). "Totem Films Boards New Project From 'And Then We Danced' Director Levan Akin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Crossing". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (18 January 2024). "Mubi Takes Levan Akin's 'Crossing' Ahead of Berlin Premiere (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Levan Akin's Crossing opens Berlin Film Festival's Panorama Section". Swedish Film Institute. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b Scott Roxborough, "Berlin: Indie Juries Pick ‘Sex’, ‘Dying’ and ‘Cake’". The Hollywood Reporter, 24 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Crossing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 29, 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Crossing". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Esparza, Kike (June 15, 2024). "Conoce la lista de ganadores del FICG 39". Informador. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "IFFI 2024: Lithuanian drama 'Toxic' wins Golden Peacock; Vikrant Massey adjudged Indian film personality of the year". The Hindu. 28 November 2024. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Filip and Fredrik nominated for the Guldbaggen". Aftonbladet. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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