Persischstunden (2020)
Genre: War / Drama
Duration: 127 minuten
Alternative titles: Persian Lessons / Уроки фарси
Country:
Russia / Germany / Belarus
Directed by: Vadim Perelman
Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger and Jonas Nay
IMDb score:
7,4 (13.731)
Releasedate: 17 April 2020
Persischstunden plot
In 1942 Gilles is arrested by the SS and sent to a German concentration camp. He manages to stay alive by claiming that he is of Persian descent. The German officer Koch can use his lessons when he wants to open a restaurant in Iran after the war, forcing Gilles to invent an entire language. As an unusual relationship blossoms between the men, those around them become suspicious.
Actors and actresses
Gilles
Klaus Koch
Max
Elsa
Camp Commander
Paul
Yana
Adjutant von Dewitz
Marco Rossi
Jacob Rossi
Reviews & comments
klara
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- 814 messages
- 20367 votes
The man (Gilles) must have had an excellent memory, it turned out once again
at the stunning end of the film. The film with a surprising premise that
is very well developed, which is mainly due to the excellent acting
of both protagonists. Somewhat amusing also to see the German officer speak a language
learning that does not exist at all. What a beautiful language, he even admits at the end
fall out. With the entertaining scene, of course, when towards the end the officer
confronted with the deception almost hilariously. In the long run, even one will arise
slightly confidential relationship between the two, although the dividing line remains with a tangible one
threat intact. A threat that is reinforced by a few who have been Gilles from the outset
disbelieve and mistrust. How a single sandwich can save someone's life. But
the clever Gilles had to do something for it: A nerve-wracking test of survival.
A rare (Unique) war film with little action that mainly thrives on the acting and
a strong and entertaining and well-directed narrative. The film seems (Partly) based
to be true events.
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Compelling film with beautiful endings about a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp, who teaches a German officer a fictional language to save his skin. The extremely improbable story could not prevent me from watching fascinated. Well acted by both protagonists.
Movsin
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- 8104 messages
- 8304 votes
The alertness and formidable memory of a prisoner of war against the naive, stupid folly of a German officer yields what appears to be a true event, a stunning story set against the inhumanity of a concentration camp with the urge to stay alive and escape the cowardly brutality of the guards constantly present.
Beautiful, strong film that captivates until the end, which also has a disconcerting, emotional scene in store.
So you see how a coincidence, a detail, some luck, can decide about a human life and how a German officer did not think it suspicious that all Farsian words were so incredibly short.
The theme of "concentration camp" is inexhaustible and all films, one way or another, have the merit of reminding and making us aware of that horror...
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