Persian Lessons

2020 2h 7m DE

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 521

WarDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Gilles
Lars Eidinger
Klaus Koch
Jonas Nay
Max
Leonie Benesch
Elsa
Alexander Beyer
Camp Commander
David Schütter
Paul
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Yana
Andreas Hofer
Adjutant von Dewitz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vadim Perelman
Writers: Ilya Zofin
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Persian
Countries: Russia, Germany, Belarus, France

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Persian.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Russia, Germany, Belarus, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vadim Perelman, shot by Vladislav Opelyants. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Vessela Martschewski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Lars Eidinger and Jonas Nay carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9738784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vadim Perelman directs. Vladislav Opelyants behind the camera. Sacha Galperine scores. Vessela Martschewski cuts. Produced in Russia, Germany, Belarus, France. Dialogue in English, French, German, Italian, Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Persian.
3International production across 4 countries: Russia, Germany, Belarus, France.
4Directed by Vadim Perelman, shot by Vladislav Opelyants. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sacha Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Vessela Martschewski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Lars Eidinger and Jonas Nay carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt9738784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "nazi", "concentration camp", "world war ii", "concentration camp prisoner".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.