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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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Quick facts
Year
2020
Runtime
2h 7m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
483
Genre
War, Drama
Director
Language
DE
Cast
nazi
concentration camp
world war ii
concentration camp prisoner
german officer
based on short story
exhaustion
fictional language
jewish
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Questions about Persian Lessons
How long is Persian Lessons?
Persian Lessons has a runtime of 2h 7m (2 hours and 7 minutes).
Who directed Persian Lessons?
Persian Lessons was directed by Vadim Perelman and released in 2020.
What genre is Persian Lessons?
Persian Lessons is a War, Drama film (2020).
Who stars in Persian Lessons?
The cast of Persian Lessons includes Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, Leonie Benesch, Alexander Beyer.
What is the TMDB rating for Persian Lessons?
Persian Lessons has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 483 votes.
