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Persian Lessons

152h 7m2020Vadim Perelman
IMDb: 7.4/10Rotten: 80%Metacritic: 53/100
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Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.

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NaziConcentration CampWorld War IiConcentration Camp PrisonerGerman OfficerBased On Short StoryExhaustionFictional LanguageJewish

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What is Persian Lessons (2020) about?

Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through…

Who stars in Persian Lessons?

Persian Lessons stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (Gilles), Lars Eidinger (Klaus Koch), Jonas Nay (Max), Leonie Benesch (Elsa), Alexander Beyer (Camp Commander). The film was directed by Vadim Perelman.

How long is Persian Lessons?

Persian Lessons has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2020. It is rated 15.

Is Persian Lessons worth watching?

Persian Lessons holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 80. Fans of War, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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