| 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 |
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 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
References
- ↑ "Açılımdan nemalanmadık!". Yeni Şafak. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "'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.