On the way to school (Iki Dil Bir Bavul)

  • On the way to school (Iki Dil Bir Bavul)
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 81 (in minutes)

An extraordinary film documenting the contradictions of modern Turkey and its historical debate on the Kurdish problem. The film chronicles the journey of a young, first-time Turkish-language teacher from the western part of the country who is sent to a remote Kurdish village in the southeast to be the sole teacher in the village school.

by Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Doğan, Turkey 2008, 81 mins

2009 | MIEFF, Abu Dhabi
* DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
* GULF PREMIERE

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  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
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  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
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