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Where to Watch Persian Lessons (2020) in the US
- 2020
- 2h 7m
- 7.4IMDb
- 80%Rotten Tomatoes
- 53Metascore
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What it's about
1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but then Gilles is assigned a seemingly untenable mission: to teach Persian to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp's kitchen, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Persia (Iran) once the war is over. Gilles finds himself having to invent a language he doesn't know, word by word. As the unusual relationship between the two men begins to incite jealousy and suspicion, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose his swindle.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Vadim Perelman
- Writer
- Ilja Zofin, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- Starring
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay
Details
- Release date
- Sep 24, 2020
- Language
- German, French, Italian, English, Persian
- Country
- Russia, Germany, Belarus
- Awards
- 9 wins & 15 nominations total
Where to Watch Persian Lessons (2020) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Persian Lessons in the United States?
- Persian Lessons is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Cohen Media (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Persian Lessons or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Cohen Media (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Persian Lessons for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
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