On the Way to School
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2008 Turkish film
- November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25) (IDFA Festival)
- October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) (Turkey)
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.
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.[1]
Release
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.[2]
Reception
Box office
The film debuted number five in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $399,581.[2]
Awards
- 3rd International Middle East Film Festival (9-17 Oct, 2009) - Black Pearl Award for best Middle Eastern documentary film (Won)[3]
- 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (10-17 Oct, 2009) - Golden Orange for Best First Film: Özgür Dogan & Orhan Eskikoy (Won)
- 21st Ankara International Film Festival (11–21 March 2010) - Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award (Won)[4][5]
Locations
The film was photographed mostly in Demirci village which is in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.[6]
See also
- 2008 in film
- Turkish films of 2008
References
- ^ "Açılımdan nemalanmadık!". Yeni Şafak. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Iki Dil Bir Bavul". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Two Turkish movies win at Abu Dhabi fest". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2010-02-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'Köprüdekiler' receives best movie award at Ankara Film Festival". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Winners presented with awards at Ankara Film Festival". Turkish Daily News. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Filming locations for On the Way to School". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
External links
- Official website
- On the Way to School at IMDb
