''On the Way to School'' ( tr, 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. 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.

Release

General release

The film opened in 22 screens across Turkey on at number five in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $60,387.

Reception

Box office

The film debuted number five in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $399,581.

Awards

* 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (9-17 Oct, 2009) - Black Pearl Award for best Middle Eastern documentary film (Won) *

46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 46th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, 46. Uluslararası Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from 19 to 17 October 2009. This edition of the International Anta ...

(10-17 Oct, 2009) - Golden Orange for Best First Film: Özgür Dogan & Orhan Eskikoy (Won) *

21st Ankara International Film Festival The 21st Ankara International Film Festival is a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010. This edition of the Ankara International Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited ...

(11–21 March 2010) - Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award (Won)

Locations

The film was photographed mostly in Demirci village which is in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1312137, On the Way to School 2008 films Turkish documentary films 2008 documentary films Kurdish-language films Documentary films about education Education in Turkey