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Levan Akin

Levan Akin

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Biography

Levan Akin is a Swedish filmmaker of Georgian descent. He made his feature directorial debut with Certain People (2012, Tribeca FF). He has since directed And Then We Danced (2019), which premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and was Sweden's official entry for the Academy Awards, and Crossing (2024), which opened the Berlinale Panorama section. Both films won multiple awards including Best Film at the Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Akin became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2020. His other work includes the The Circle (Berlinale, 2015) and episodes of AMC's Interview with the Vampire (2022–2024).

Known For

Interview with the Vampire
7.5

A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.

Interview with the Vampire

2022
Real Humans
7.5

Set in a parallel universe, Real Humans imagines a world where robots have become so human that they're barely distinguishable from real humans and follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of robots who have attained free will and want their freedom from human ownership.

Real Humans

2012
Dough
5.9

Malou is a woman living in a fancy Stockholm suburb, but her successful facade is on the verge of collapsing . When she happens to stumble across 47 million SEK from a robbery, she opens up a bakery in order to launder the money. Liana is an indebted single mom who was abandoned when her ex got arrested for that same robbery. When Liana unwillingly gets involved in the hunt for the money, the two women's paths cross.

Dough

2021
Crossing
7.3

Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.

Crossing

2024
And Then We Danced
7.2

Merab, a devoted dancer, has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, sparks both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause Merab to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships.

And Then We Danced

2019
The Circle
5.3

An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.

The Circle

2015
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
6.0

A journey through Swedish queer film history.

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022
Svalan, katten, rosen, döden
4.8

Münster stumbles upon the body of a young woman who has been strangled in her home and surprises the killer, who is still at the scene. The killer flees, but an unusual book is found at the scene, dedicated to the killer. When another victim is found, Van Veeteren's literary expertise is put to the test when it becomes clear that they are dealing with a serial killer who chooses his victims based on the names of characters from 19th-century crime novels. What will be the name of the next victim?

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

2006
Carambole
5.5

Carambole is the story of a doctor, in love and happy, who one rainy night accidentally hits a young boy with his car and drives away when he sees the boy is dead. Some days later he receives a letter telling him that someone knows what he did, and want money for his silence. And after that it just gets messier for the good doctor...

Carambole

2005
Borkmann's Point
6.0

Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together - a collaboration that is not without its problems.

Borkmann's Point

2005
Certain People
3.4

A small group of friends are gathered at Katinka's summer house to celebrate her birthday. The guests are all in their thirties, upper class, art world, liberal humanitarian bohemians. They sit on the floor smoking amongst books, antiques and modern art. The party sets off on a high note, when suddenly during dinner, two new guests arrive. Linda, a blonde game show hostess, is unexpectedly brought to the party by Katinka's brother. Linda is greeted warmly at first, her brusque and liberated manners are entertaining and fresh. But during the course of the evening Linda stretches the groups invisible social rules of hospitality. Contempt starts to grow, thus unfolding the groups hidden prejudices.

Certain People

2012
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
N/A

A painful but extraordinary coming-of-age story about a young Vietnamese American writer whose fractured family was torn by their experiences during the Vietnam War.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Summer in Heat
N/A

The film is set during the summer of 1993 on the Turkish Black Sea coast. The story follows four teenage cousins from Europe who reunite in Turkey for a family wedding. As they spend the summer together, the heat and the relaxed atmosphere awaken new feelings and tensions. While the adults focus on family traditions and social expectations, the teenagers experience a sense of freedom. Their emotions become complicated when all four are drawn to the same charismatic young man, stirring jealousy, attraction, and confusion about identity and desire.

Summer in Heat