Not everyone who goes missing wants to be found, especially if they believe that those who might come looking for them never saw them in the first place.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 17, 2025

The resulting moments of implicit acceptance are thus more profound than anything that could be spoken from a soap box because we’re watching simple, authentic interactions.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 3, 2025

Akin gives voice to the frustrations of immigrants and homeless teeming and disappearing into the bustling city's streets. Yet the emotional payoff unexpectedly scores big, walloping viewers at the end...

| Dec 20, 2024

A compassionate journey, masterfully directed by Levan Akin, of wandering souls in search of love, happiness, and repentance. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 14, 2024

Exhibiting dramatic force Levan Akin serves us a story of acceptance and redemption that never judges its creatures... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 9, 2024

The message of accepting differences and overcoming one's own prejudices has been left with something beautiful like an unexpected Turkish postcard. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 3, 2024

Crossing is crafted with some rough, heartbreaking moments but also with a level of intimacy that makes it engrossing and profound.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 26, 2024

While it might not pack the same emotional punch as its predecessor, this is a contemplative film from a now accomplished filmmaker.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2024

Crossing takes all of us down paths that even the shrewdly observant Lia would be unable to predict, but that she’d be the first to appreciate. ​It's a heartbreaker in all the best ways.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 11, 2024

Akin aptly represents intolerance by way of government bureaucracy; newcomer Deniz Dumanli kills them with kindness, using passive protest to object.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 5, 2024

Levan Akin’s latest drama, Crossing, is a glorious ode to the decency of humans and the richness of Istanbul.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 3, 2024

In "Crossing", his fourth feature film, Swede Levan Akin maintains a challenging and provocative route by telling a story of searches, encounters and self-discovery.[Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2024

Beautifully poignant with a subtle message of acceptance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 9, 2024

Levan Akin’s second film brings depth and eloquence to a simple premise.

| Aug 9, 2024

The narrative lacks a driving force and often strays from its path, which can feel tiresome. It’s a beautiful, soulful effort from Akin, though, even if it’s not his best work.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 9, 2024

As for Crossing overall, there are false starts and dead ends, and not everything works, but Lia and Achi make for a very compelling team, and [Levan] Akin never plays their differences for easy laughs.

| Original Score: 3./4 | Aug 9, 2024

... An incredibly powerful moment that feels like a queer shout of rage. It’s a shout that needs to be heard, from a film that needs to be seen.

| Aug 7, 2024

[Director Levan Akin] shoots his characters with such love, gentleness, and such an empathetic lens that you truly feel like you're being allowed into intimate spaces you maybe shouldn't be allowed to see.

| Aug 3, 2024

A movie about respect and dignity. I thought it was quite extraordinary.

| Aug 3, 2024

The generational, linguistic and sexual differences build a story of contrasting characters who, in their differences and similarities, find their way of living together. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 30, 2024