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Passage

Crossing

2024

Levan Akin

Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli

6.7

40

Drama An unlikely duo travels from Batumi, Georgia to the urban, labyrinthine Istanbul in search of a young trans woman named Tekla.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Akin makes a calculated choice to raise awareness of the trans community in Istanbul, but he does so through representation rather than manipulation"
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"Dumanli, making her screen feature debut here, is a pure joy to watch, enveloping the movie in a sense of warm coziness and safety as, just being in her presence, you feel like everything will somehow work out"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"This novelistic drama takes time to connect its central triangle but does so with a suppleness and restraint that amplify the emotional rewards of its lovely open-ended conclusion"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"It's seductive, fragmented, involving"
		Robert Daniels rogerebert.com	"[An] unlikely partnership, born out of deep loneliness, gives 'Passage', an aching story of regret, its steady, unassuming heartbeat"
		Christian Gallichio The Playlist	"A plea for trans acceptance that never preaches to its audience"

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