On the Way to School
# 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.

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 October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) 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 (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)

## Locations

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

