Persian Lessons (2020)

Directed by

Vadim Perelman

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film, drama fiction

Country

Belarus, Germany, Russia

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

M

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 484 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish man in a concentration camp escapes execution by pretending to be Persian. He teaches a fake language to a Nazi officer who wants to learn Farsi.

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What happens

Persian Lessons (German: Persischstunden) is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The film was partially inspired by the short story Erfindung einer Sprache by German writer Wolfgang Kohlhaase. It was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy, due to the majority of those involved not coming from Belarus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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