On the Way to School
2008 Turkish film
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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.
Directed byOrhan Eskiköy
Özgür Doğan
Özgür Doğan
Written byOrhan Eskiköy
Özgür Doğan
Özgür Doğan
Produced byOrhan Eskiköy
Özgür Doğan
Özgür Doğan
CinematographyOrhan Eskiköy
| On the Way to School | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Orhan Eskiköy Özgür Doğan |
| Written by | Orhan Eskiköy Özgür Doğan |
| Produced by | Orhan Eskiköy Özgür Doğan |
| Cinematography | Orhan Eskiköy |
| Edited by | Thomas Balkenhol |
Production company | Peri-San Film |
| Distributed by | Tiglon Film |
Release dates |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | €209,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $399,581 |
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 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]