Levan Akin Discusses Panorama Opener ‘Crossing,’ Connecting With Audiences, Loving Anne Rice
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavar Georgian-Swedish director Levan Akin is again winning over audiences with his latest film, “Crossing,” which opened the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.
The touching drama is about retired teacher Lia (Mzia Arabuli), who sets off with a young companion, Achi (Lucas Kankava), on a journey from the Georgian city of Batumi to Turkey, where she hopes to find her long lost niece in Istanbul.
Pic follows Akin’s acclaimed 2019 film “And Then We Danced.” It was while researching that film in Georgia that he heard a story about a grandfather who was very supportive of his trans grandchild. “I just thought that was sweet, you know?
Especially with all the debate that was going on around and around ‘And Then We Danced’ in Georgia specifically. I’ve always craved to see representation from that region, and stories I wish I would have seen when I was young. “Films have a power, images have power.
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