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Persian Lessons
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Directed by Vadim Perelman. With Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay.
76/100
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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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TMDB RATINGYOUR WATCHLISTOccupied 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 gua…
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MoviHero lists April 17, 2020 as the release date for Persian Lessons. Vadim Perelman is the listed director. The listed cast includes Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Gilles, Lars Eidinger as Klaus Koch, Jonas Nay as Max, Leonie Benesch as Elsa. A trailer and 5 stills are available on this page.
Release dateApril 17, 2020
GenresDrama · War
Runtime2h 7m
DirectorVadim Perelman
CastNahuel Pérez Biscayart as Gilles, Lars Eidinger as Klaus Koch, Jonas Nay as Max, Leonie Benesch as Elsa
TrailerAvailable on this page
Images5 stills
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Persian Lessons runs 2h 7m. Allow extra time for breaks.
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The current MoviHero pacing estimate is 5/10: a middle-ground pace.
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TMDB: 76/100 (7.6/10) from 523 votes. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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Violence6/10
Rewatchability5/10
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