On the Way to School
7.6 /10 1 Votes7.6
Duration Budget 209,000 EUR | 7.5/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Drama Running time 1h 21m Music director Ozgur Dogan, Zeynel Dogan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Orhan EskikoyOzgur Dogan Release date November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25) (IDFA Festival)October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) (Turkey) Directors Orhan Eskikoy, Ozgur Dogan Cast Emre Aydin (Emre), Rojda Huz (Rojda), Vehip Huz (Vehip Huz), Zulkuf Huz (Zülküf)Similar movies It Follows , The Wave , Far from Men , The Miracle Worker , To Sir, with Love , The Boy Next Door |
Idfa 2008 trailer on the way to school
On the Way to School (Turkish: İki Dil Bir Bavul) is a 2008 Turkish documentary film directed by Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Doğan. It has attracted 78,000 people in eight weeks, an impressive showing for a documentary.
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The film is an openhearted account of a young Turkish teacher during a school year in a Kurdish village in southeastern Turkey.

Production

Film production began in September 2007 and was completed in June 2008.
General release
The film opened in 22 screens across Turkey on October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) at number five in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $60,387.
Box Office
The film debuted number five in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $399,581.
Awards
Locations
The film was photographed mostly in Demirci village which is in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
References
On the Way to School WikipediaOn the Way to School IMDbOn the Way to School themoviedb.org