Leaving Africa vs On the Way to School
On the Way to School has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 1/10 for Leaving Africa). On the Way to School is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 24m. 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.
Leaving Africa
On the Way to School| Leaving Africa | On the Way to School | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 1.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Iiris Härmä | Orhan Eskikoy, Ozgur Dogan |
| Main cast | – | Emre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf Huz |
Synopsis
Leaving Africa
Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
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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