Cartel Land vs On the Way to School

Cartel Land has the higher audience score (7.2/10 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 40m. On the Way to School is the older of the two (2008 against 2015). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cartel Land posterCartel Land2015 VS On the Way to School posterOn the Way to School2008
Cartel LandOn the Way to School
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.1/10
Year20152008
Length1h 40m1h 21m
GenresDocumentary, DramaDocumentary, Drama
Country––
DirectorMatthew HeinemanOrhan Eskikoy, Ozgur Dogan
Main castRobert Hetrick, José Manuel Mireles Valverde, Tim Nailer Foley, Paco Valenciano, ChanequeEmre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf Huz

Synopsis

Cartel Land

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to…

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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