Synopsis

Retired Georgian teacher Lia embarks on a search for her long-lost niece Tekla, who is transgendered and now lives in Istanbul. Joined by a young villager who claims to know Tekla, Lia wanders the poor neighbourhoods of the big city with next to no clue. Eventually their journey overlaps with the story of Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights. In the follow-up to his breakthrough film And Then We Danced, Levan Akin embraces the odd-couple road movie formula to craft a tender, compassionate and unglamorous portrait of not just Turkey’s ostracized trans community, but also of the sprawling metropolis that is Istanbul.

Teddy Jury Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival