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Release Date:
Friday, June 9, 2023 Limited Theaters
Persian Lessons Plot: What's it about?
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. En route to the camp, he narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, as one of the soldiers’ superior officers is “looking for a Persian,” and has promised additional rations to the soldier who delivers. Gilles is then assigned a literal life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch (Lars Eidinger), 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. The unusual relationship between the two men sparks jealousy in other prisoners and particularly the SS guards towards Gilles. Meanwhile Koch’s suspicions grow every day, and Gilles struggles with the unfairness of his privileges compared to his fellow prisoners, while fighting to maintain his secret and survive.
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Persian Lessons Crew and Production Team
A look at the Persian Lessons behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Vadim Perelman previously directed The Passenger, The Life Before Her Eyes and House of Sand and Fog.
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Persian Lessons Production and Filming
Key Facts
- PERSIAN LESSONS will open in three theatres in NY and LA on June 9th (6/3/2023).
- Based on “Erfindung Einer Sprache” by Wolfgang Kohlhaase.
Persian Lessons Filming Timeline
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— Persian Lessons entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
Persian Lessons Release Date: When was the film released?
Persian Lessons was released in limited theaters on . 18 other films are opening on the same date, including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Crowded Room (series) and Flamin’ Hot. The movie was released in select theaters in major markets.
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Persian Lessons was released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Buy your copy of Persian Lessons today on Amazon.
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Persian Lessons is available now through digital retailers because its DVD and Blu-ray release date has already passed.
