5 Broken Cameras vs On the Way to School
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for On the Way to School). On the Way to School is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 30m. On the Way to School is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
On the Way to School| 5 Broken Cameras | On the Way to School | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Orhan Eskikoy, Ozgur Dogan |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Emre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf Huz |
Synopsis
5 Broken Cameras
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he…
On the Way to School
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…
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