On the Way to School vs Pirates of the Airwaves

On the Way to School and Pirates of the Airwaves are tied on audience score (7.1/10). Pirates of the Airwaves is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 21m. On the Way to School is the older of the two (2008 against 2014). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

On the Way to School posterOn the Way to School2008 VS Pirates of the Airwaves posterPirates of the Airwaves2014
On the Way to SchoolPirates of the Airwaves
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.0/10
Year20082014
Length1h 21m1h 10m
GenresDocumentary, DramaDocumentary, Drama, TV Movie
Country–New Zealand
DirectorOrhan Eskikoy, Ozgur DoganCharlie Haskell
Main castEmre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf HuzRyan O'Kane, Cohen Holloway, Andrew Robertt, Michael Whalley, Benedict Wall

Synopsis

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…

Pirates of the Airwaves

In 1966 a group of determined young men defied the New Zealand government and launched a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the Hauraki Gulf.

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