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Crossing Istanbul

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Levan Akin / GE, TR, DK, SE, 2024 / 106 min.

Lia, a retired teacher, tries to track down her long lost niece Tekla. The search takes her from Georgia to Istanbul where she has all sorts of unexpected meetings. A loving road movie about being queer and trans acceptance.

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Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, wants to know where her niece Tekla, who ran off one day, has ended up. The aimless teenager Achi, whose family lives next door, has interesting information: Tekla went to Istanbul, he even has the address.

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Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul languageThis movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug use

Director

Levan Akin

Production year

2024

Country

GE, TR, DK, SE

Original title

Crossing Istanbul

Length

106 min.

Language

Georgian, Turkish, English

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

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still Crossing Istanbul (Levan Akin, GE/TR/DK/SE 2024)
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