Persian Lessons Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jun. 4, 2023

Persian Lessons

Release Date: Friday, June 9, 2023 Limited

Jonas Nay, Vadim Perelman, Lars Eidinger, Leonie Benesch, Ilya Zofin, Nahuel Perez Biscayart

NR Drama 2 hrs, 7 m

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Plot

What's the story 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.

Drama Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Persian Lessons.

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Nahuel Perez Biscayart
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Lars Eidinger
All The Light We Cannot See (series), High Life
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Jonas Nay
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Leonie Benesch
The Teachers' Lounge

Crew Behind the Film

The Persian Lessons behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Vadim Perelman last directed The Life Before Her Eyes and The Life Before Her Eyes.

Director: Vadim Perelman
Screenwriter: Ilya Zofin

Studio: Cohen Media Group
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Additional Information

MPA Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs, 7 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Persian Lessons movie trailers and clips.

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Persian Lessons Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Persian Lessons movie production.

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.

Production Updates

Apr 2023

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Persian Lessons was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, June 9, 2023. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Secret Kingdom and The Crowded Room (series). As a limited release, Persian Lessons was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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