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Crossing Lines

2025 · 103 min

A tense, gritty descent into the underworld, driven by family loyalty and the struggle to escape one's past.

Directed by
Jahfar Muataz
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Action
Starring
Afshin Firouzi, Albert Arthur Amiryan, Charlotte Fich
Overview
Cairo, a reformed criminal, enjoys his new life as a gang exit counselor. When his nephew Hamza disappears, Cairo discovers he had secretly joined his former gang. Despite his pledge to avoid violence, frustration with the police's lack of action pushes Cairo to seek help from his former underworld connections. His investigation leads him into Copenhagen's criminal scene. Despite his efforts to avoid violence, his past instincts resurface.

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Directed by
Jahfar Muataz
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Action
Starring
Afshin Firouzi, Albert Arthur Amiryan, Charlotte Fich
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • redemption
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, action
Directed by
Jahfar Muataz
Written by
Jahfar Muataz, Babak Vakili
Starring
Afshin Firouzi, Albert Arthur Amiryan, Charlotte Fich, Soheil Bavi, Mohamed Marwan, Stephanie Leon, Tarek Zayat, Arian Kashef
Music
Tobias Kropp
Cinematography
Anthon Falkenstrøm Tougaard
Runtime
103 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Arabic, Danish, Serbian

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