On the Way to School vs Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir has the higher audience score (7.7/10 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. Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

On the Way to School posterOn the Way to School2008 VS Waltz with Bashir posterWaltz with Bashir2008
On the Way to SchoolWaltz with Bashir
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.7/10
Year20082008
Length1h 21m1h 30m
GenresDocumentary, DramaAnimation, Documentary, Drama, War
Country––
DirectorOrhan Eskikoy, Ozgur DoganAri Folman
Main castEmre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf HuzMickey Leon, Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Yehezkel Lazarov, Ronny Dayag

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…

Waltz with Bashir

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

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