Persian Lessons(2020)
Overview
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.
Director
Vadim Perelman
Studio
LM Media
Revenue
$4M
Cast
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
as Gilles
Lars Eidinger
as Klaus Koch
Jonas Nay
as Max
Leonie Benesch
as Elsa
Alexander Beyer
as Camp Commander
David Schütter
as Paul
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
as Yana
Andreas Hofer
as Adjutant von Dewitz
Giuseppe Schillaci
as Marco Rossi
Antonin Chalon
as Jacob Rossi
Lola Bessis
as Melanie
Mehdi Rahim-Silvioli
as Nathan
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2020
Runtime
2h 7m
Language
English
Rating
7.5 / 10
Box Office
$4M
Production Companies
LM Media • One Two Films • Belarusfilm
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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.
Who directed Persian Lessons?▼
Persian Lessons was directed by Vadim Perelman and released in 2020. It is a war, drama film.
How long is Persian Lessons?▼
Persian Lessons has a runtime of 2 hours and 7 minutes (127 minutes total).
Who stars in Persian Lessons?▼
The cast of Persian Lessons includes Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Gilles, Lars Eidinger as Klaus Koch, Jonas Nay as Max, Leonie Benesch as Elsa, Alexander Beyer as Camp Commander and more.
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