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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
tensegrippingsuspensefulsombersurvivalharrowinginventivebittersweet
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)
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