A Belgian Jew (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, BPM (Beats Per Minute)) feigns being Persian to survive the concentration camps in this...
A Belgian Jew (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, BPM (Beats Per Minute)) feigns being Persian to survive the concentration camps in this French-Russian war drama.
Committed to his role, he winds up teaching Farsi to a Nazi chef (Lars Eidinger, Familienfest) whose dream it is to become a restaurateur in Iran once the war is over.
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"A wildly implausible and downright manipulative mix of wrenching human tragedy and absurdist comedy..."
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Variety
Variety"Impressive ending and acting, though it has a wobbly handle on its characters."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Persian Lessons is more credible as a psychological study - and, if a performance can rescue a film, it’s Biscayart’s portrayal of Gilles."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Well made and well acted but Ilja Zofin's script is filled with well-trodden World War II tropes, and the longer this improbable parable goes on, the less convincingly it holds up."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazinePersian Lessons | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes, violence, coarse language, sexual references and brief nudity
- Runtime
- 127
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- Germany, Russia
