Persian Lessons

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2020, Movie, 2h 7min

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.

Country: Germany

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Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

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7.4

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6.0

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Critic Hanna Flint

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...well made and well acted...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Cath Clarke

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This fable about language and memory is a troublingly easy watch...

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François Peaucelle

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Película entretenida pero al mismo tiempo no es del todo creíble lo que le va pasando al protagonista. Para salvarse debe enseñar un idioma que no sabe... Pero la película está bien, entretiene.

2 years ago

Critic Simon Pasternak

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Lars Eidinger spiller nazi-komedie (...) med spytkrølle og skævt smil, indstik af alvor og vold, men med en sleben uafgørlighed. Det er fascinerende.

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Inspired by true events, Persian Lessons is a powerful and harrowing story of survival. In Nazi-occupied France, 1942, Gilles, a young Jewish man, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly escapes sudden execution by claiming to be Persian, not Jewish. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles is then assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to the head of the camp, Koch. As their unusual relationship develops, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose his swindle and endanger his life.

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You can stream Persian Lessons on: Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home