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On the Way to School

Original title: Sur le chemin de l'école
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 17m
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7.3/10
1.2K
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On the Way to School (2013)
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Jackson, the Kenyan; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan; Samuel, the Indian: four children who live light years away from each other and who have never met but who have a common ... Read allJackson, the Kenyan; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan; Samuel, the Indian: four children who live light years away from each other and who have never met but who have a common point: they have to cover tremendously long distances to reach their school. On foot, on h... Read allJackson, the Kenyan; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan; Samuel, the Indian: four children who live light years away from each other and who have never met but who have a common point: they have to cover tremendously long distances to reach their school. On foot, on horseback or in a wheelchair, but all with an extraordinary determination...

  • Director
    • Pascal Plisson
  • Writers
    • Marie-Claire Javoy
    • Pascal Plisson
  • Stars
    • Jackson Saikong
    • Salome Saikong
    • Samuel J. Esther
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Pascal Plisson
    • Writers
      • Marie-Claire Javoy
      • Pascal Plisson
    • Stars
      • Jackson Saikong
      • Salome Saikong
      • Samuel J. Esther
    • 5User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Jackson Saikong
    • Les Ecoliers
    Salome Saikong
    • Les Ecoliers
    Samuel J. Esther
    • Les Ecoliers
    Gabriel J. Esther
    • Les Ecoliers
    Emmanuel J. Esther
    • Les Ecoliers
    Zahira Badi
    • Les Ecoliers
    Noura Azaggagh
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    Zineb Elkabli
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    Carlito Janez
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    • Director
      • Pascal Plisson
    • Writers
      • Marie-Claire Javoy
      • Pascal Plisson
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    • Trivia
      Swiss censorship certificate # 1009.489
    • Alternate versions
      Also exists as a TV series.
    • Soundtracks
      Chanson de Jackson
      by Laurent Ferlet

      © 2013 Winds Publishing

    User reviews5

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    7/10
    Nice ... if perhaps more than a little fictionalized
    An interesting documentary about the lengths four kids from different parts of the world have to go through to get to school, marred only by the fact that most if not all of it is pretty obviously staged. There are several moments where the kids face difficulties that an adult could help them with, and they bemoan the fact that there are no adults around to help them ... if only a camera crew were standing next to them, huh? There's one scene where the children face imminent peril from wild animals ... yet the camera crew makes no attempt to get away. I'm not suggesting the content of this film is made up. I believe that it's true. But with the film containing so many immaculately shot sequences from multiple angles, it's obvious it was staged, which can't help but make you wonder how much elaboration happened for dramatic purposes.
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    • Release date
      • September 25, 2013 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • China
      • South Africa
      • Brazil
      • Colombia
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Okul Yolunda
    • Filming locations
      • India(Samuel and his brothers on the way to school)
    • Production companies
      • Winds
      • Ymagis
      • Wild Bunch
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,424
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,931,596
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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