Crossing
A retired Georgian teacher crosses the border into Turkey to find her missing niece, a trans woman called Tekla. She is joined by the son of one of her former pupils.
Retired Georgian teacher Lia is on a mission to find her long-lost niece, a trans woman called Tekla, who is rumoured to have moved to Istanbul and whom Lia promised her dying sister she would bring home.
Lia finds an unlikely companion in Achi, the hapless young son of one of her former pupils, who insists he has important information about Lia's niece's whereabouts and who is itching to leave home. Together, Lia and Achi set out on their journey, crossing the border into Turkey and venturing into the big city in search of missing Tekla.
In Georgian, Turkish and English.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Tekla | Tako Kurdovanidze |
| Ruso | Nino Karchava |
| Achi | Lucas Kankava |
| Ömer | Sudancikmaz Ziya |
| Lia | Mzia Arabuli |
| Evrim | Deniz Dumanli |
| Zaza | Levan Bochorishvili |
| Director | Levan Akin |
| Writer | Levan Akin |
Broadcast
- Sat 7 Feb 202621:20
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