Persian Lessons (2020)

Directors

Vadim Perelman

Cast

Alexander Beyer, Andreas Hofer, David Schütter, Jonas Nay, Lars Eidinger, Leonie Benesch, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Pascal Elso

The story

To avoid being shot like the rest of the truckload of Jews travelling through France, Gilles, a Belgian Jew who speaks French and German, tells the German soldiers he is Persian, having acquired a Persian book, despite having no knowledge of the Persian language. They bring him to a nearby concentration camp where Koch, the deputy commandant, asks to be taught the Persian language. Calling himself Reza Joon, Gilles works for Koch in the kitchen, and invents "Persian" words to fool Koch and stay alive.

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