Lars Assmann
Director
The Most Dangerous Ways to School (2013)
Season 2
They climb up mountainous paths, swim across rivers or fight their way through icy wastelands with -50 degrees Celsius. Their path takes them through amazing natural landscapes, producing spectacular scenery for a very ordinary task. The participants, at times without shoes and for days at end, are mere students on their way to school.
Released Sept. 2, 2013
Episode 43 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.school
Watch Providers: Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Maximus Film, MDR
Network: ARTE
S2E1 - Ethiopia
When the schoolchildren wake up to the first rays of sunshine, the temperature is already over 30 degrees. They live in the Danakil desert in northeast Ethiopia, near an active volcano, in a region which is the world's hottest on average. Amongst these children are 6-year-old Looita and his sister Khadiga.
May 4, 2015, midnight
S2E2 - Nicaragua
Every morning, the three sisters climb into their log-boat in order to row to school. They live on the east coast of Nicaragua, one of the world's poorest countries, and the youngest of them has just turned five; the oldest is nine. They row across the Rio Escondido. Not only is it one of the largest rivers in the country, it is simultaneously one of the most dangerous routes to school.
May 5, 2015, midnight
S2E3 - Mongolia
The ice covering the river is treacherous and ever-changing in appearance. Despite this, Tuguldur has to find a suitable point at which to cross the river. The 10 year old nomadic boy rides his horse alone to school and each time must cross the frozen Tunkhel river in the north of Mongolia. Because the sun has softened the ice on parts of the river's surface, he can't trust the ice everywhere.
May 6, 2015, midnight
S2E4 - Mexico
Every Monday, little Lorenzo struggles alone as he makes his way over slippery scree and past steep canyons. And all this just so he can go to school and receive something to eat there. The 6 year old lives in the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental. This is the home of his people, the Rarámuri. These indigenous peoples live hidden in the mountains and have hardly any contact with the outside world.
May 8, 2015, midnight
S2E5 - Papa New Guinea
They live in Papua New Guinea, an island in the Pacific Ocean, in the middle of one of the world's largest rain-forests. And some of them take a route to school which will blow your mind. That's certainly the case for 8 year old Junior and his cousin Ruth. Their journey in the so-called 'Land of 1000 Rivers' is a five-day one which leads the students through jungles.
May 1, 2015, midnight
Network: ARTE
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 602 min.
Released: Sept. 2, 2013
Last Air Date: March 5, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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