On the Way to School

On the Way to School (2008)

November 25th, 20081h 21min

Documentary, Drama
70%

Overview

One year in the life of a Turkish teacher, teaching the Turkish language to Kurdish children in a remote village in Turkey. The children can't speak Turkish, the teacher can't speak Kurdish and is forced to become an exile in his own country. On the Way to School is a film about a Turkish teacher who is alone in a village as an authority of the state, and about his interaction with the Kurdish children who have to learn Turkish. The film witnesses the communication problem emphasizing the loneliness of a teacher in a different community and culture; and the changes brought up by his presence into this different community during one year. The film chronicles one school year, starting from September 2007 until the departure of the teacher for summer holiday in June 2008. During this period, they begin to know and understand each other mutually and slowly.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Wave

The Wave


Released on: 2008-03-13
Drama, Thriller

A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to re...

Yesterday

Yesterday


Released on: 2004-09-03
Drama

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young d...

Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You


Released on: 2011-06-25
Drama, Romance

When a teenager receives a text message that says "I love you" from a boy she's been dating just 10 ...

Esmalts

Esmalts


Released on: 1957-01-01
Documentary

My Pretend Girlfriend

My Pretend Girlfriend


Released on: 2014-05-10
Romance, Drama

Noboru is a high school student who isn't popular at all. He looks up to senior student Miyazaki who...

Preschool to Prison

Preschool to Prison


Released on: 2023-07-15
Documentary

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is bui...

The History Boys

The History Boys


Released on: 2006-10-02
Drama

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in purs...

Sayonara, Girls.

Sayonara, Girls.


Released on: 2023-02-23
Drama

2 days until the “Last Graduation Ceremony” of high school, the building was to be demolished. Each ...

The Class

The Class


Released on: 2008-09-24
Drama

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his ...

The Making of a Japanese

The Making of a Japanese


Released on: 2024-04-05
Documentary

Intimately following 1st and 6th graders at a public elementary school in Tokyo, we observe kids lea...

Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day


Released on: 2013-09-06
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family

In Sara's class, the popular kids, also known as the kings and queens, are subjected to daily humili...

Writing the Land

Writing the Land


Released on: 2007-12-31
Documentary

In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the ci...

Lost and Delirious

Lost and Delirious


Released on: 2001-01-21
Drama, Romance

After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two o...

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables


Released on: 1985-12-01
Family, Drama

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide t...

The Elementary School

The Elementary School


Released on: 1991-08-08
Comedy, Drama

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In...

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story


Released on: 1953-11-03
Drama

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...

Kartini: Princess of Java

Kartini: Princess of Java


Released on: 2017-04-19
Drama, History

A woman of nobility battles patriarchal norms in order to improve educational access for women in ea...

Wild Child

Wild Child


Released on: 2008-08-15
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to ...

The Circle

The Circle


Released on: 2015-02-18
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen t...

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time


Released on: 2006-07-15
Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, 'leap' backwards through time, ...