title: On the Way to School
text: # 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.
  
  