Crossing

Crossing | 2024 | 15 | Dir. Levan Akin | Georgia | IMDb 7.4 | Subtitled | 106 mins 

Istanbul, a place where people come to disappear, is also where many find themselves.

Lia, a stern, retired teacher has vowed to her sister to find her estranged daughter, a trans woman who goes by the name of Tekla. Following a tip from a young chancer – the perpetually ravenous, Achi – the two unlikely travelling companions make the long journey to Istanbul from their Georgian border town home.

Along the way their lives become intertwined with two sharp street kids and the warm-hearted lawyer, Evrim, who fights for trans rights in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. This is a tender, moving and memorable film from Levan Akin.

Film club discussion afterwards! More details nearer the time.

·       Screen 2 upstairs

·       Doors open 7pm

·       Welcome from our chair Paula Stott @ 7.30pm

·       Free parking after 6pm if you DISPLAY an orange parking voucher, available from the Odeon lobby

·       Unreserved seating

·       We invite every viewer to score the film afterwards using a token system in the lobby

Guest tickets are subject to availability and will generally go on sale about 72 hours before the event.