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Persian Lessons

A young Jewish man in a concentration camp has his life saved when executioners realize he owns a Persian book. Brought before a camp officer who wants to learn Farsi, Gilles agrees to teach him despite not knowing a word of the l...

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Vadim Perelman

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9 wins & 15 nominations total

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"TO EACH WHAT HE DESERVES" - Persian Lessons

"TO EACH WHAT HE DESERVES"

Had you tried your best, - Persian Lessons

Had you tried your best,

Commandant authorized me - Persian Lessons

Commandant authorized me

It could be an "n" or it could be a "v"! - Persian Lessons

It could be an "n" or it could be a "v"!

See the sun slowly setting, - Persian Lessons

See the sun slowly setting,

But if you're telling the truth, - Persian Lessons

But if you're telling the truth,

Starting tomorrow, you'll work in the kitchen - Persian Lessons

Starting tomorrow, you'll work in the kitchen

Then after work every day, you'll come - Persian Lessons

Then after work every day, you'll come

He first wants to make sure - Persian Lessons

He first wants to make sure

Everyone must take a number - Persian Lessons

Everyone must take a number

You'll be working here – - Persian Lessons

You'll be working here –

Follow all orders, internal regulations - Persian Lessons

Follow all orders, internal regulations

All knives and cutting implements - Persian Lessons

All knives and cutting implements

In the event of sabotage, theft, - Persian Lessons

In the event of sabotage, theft,

And you must wash your hands every time, - Persian Lessons

And you must wash your hands every time,

I... was drunk, - Persian Lessons

I... was drunk,

Koch wants him brought to him - Persian Lessons

Koch wants him brought to him

"Anta" – - Persian Lessons

'Plate' – - Persian Lessons

'Fork' – - Persian Lessons

'Spoon' – - Persian Lessons

"gank" - Persian Lessons

'Plate' – - Persian Lessons

"gank... gank" - Persian Lessons

I can cook anything – lamb, veal, fish. - Persian Lessons

I can cook anything – lamb, veal, fish.

In a restaurant that served - Persian Lessons

In a restaurant that served

Farsi is a complex language, - Persian Lessons

Farsi is a complex language,

4 words a day amounts to 24 words a week, - Persian Lessons

4 words a day amounts to 24 words a week,

That means that by the end of the war, - Persian Lessons

That means that by the end of the war,

As you can see, - Persian Lessons

As you can see,

If you're not who you claim to be, - Persian Lessons

If you're not who you claim to be,

I need the words - Persian Lessons

I need the words

'Bread' – - Persian Lessons

'Fork' – - Persian Lessons

'Fish' – - Persian Lessons

"Rut, ʧim, palʲi, gank, anta, bawbaw, - Persian Lessons

"Rut, ʧim, palʲi, gank, anta, bawbaw,

"rаdʒ, bala, kars, rut, ʧim, bala, gank, - Persian Lessons

"rаdʒ, bala, kars, rut, ʧim, bala, gank,

"Rаdʒ" - Persian Lessons

That prisoner, who claims to be Reza Joon, - Persian Lessons

That prisoner, who claims to be Reza Joon,

Not only does the man look like a Jew, - Persian Lessons

Not only does the man look like a Jew,

About something you're incapable - Persian Lessons

About something you're incapable

I may not yet know, if he's telling the truth, - Persian Lessons

I may not yet know, if he's telling the truth,

With all due respect, Herr Hauptsturmfuhrer, - Persian Lessons

With all due respect, Herr Hauptsturmfuhrer,

There were a few of them in my town – - Persian Lessons

There were a few of them in my town –

You took my canned meat, - Persian Lessons

You took my canned meat,

Let the Persian be my concern, Rottenfuhrer. - Persian Lessons

Let the Persian be my concern, Rottenfuhrer.

I decided to remove you from your duties, - Persian Lessons

I decided to remove you from your duties,

The Persian will keep - Persian Lessons

The Persian will keep

Koch dismissed me from writing the prisoner logs, - Persian Lessons

Koch dismissed me from writing the prisoner logs,

I happen to like writing lists in a quiet office - Persian Lessons

I happen to like writing lists in a quiet office

So, if you don't blow up, - Persian Lessons

So, if you don't blow up,

Anyway, they'll track you with dogs. - Persian Lessons

Anyway, they'll track you with dogs.

I'm supposed to invent forty words - Persian Lessons

I'm supposed to invent forty words

Inventing them is not a problem - Persian Lessons

Inventing them is not a problem

I would hurry. It won't take them long. - Persian Lessons

I would hurry. It won't take them long.

I was sure - Persian Lessons

First the margin lines, - Persian Lessons

First the margin lines,

But take your time - Persian Lessons

But take your time

'I' – Gilles – "Ilʲ" - Persian Lessons

'I' – Gilles – "Ilʲ"

"khilʲ" - Persian Lessons

"fab" - Persian Lessons

"Ilʲ, au." - Persian Lessons

'East' – - Persian Lessons

'No' – - Persian Lessons

I've learned 570 words in the past six months. - Persian Lessons

I've learned 570 words in the past six months.

Why, may I ask, did you choose - Persian Lessons

Why, may I ask, did you choose

Do you believe Europe under The Reich - Persian Lessons

Do you believe Europe under The Reich

There isn't a single word there - Persian Lessons

There isn't a single word there

He lived in Greece up until 1939. - Persian Lessons

He lived in Greece up until 1939.

We come to power - Persian Lessons

We come to power

War begins, - Persian Lessons

I assure you, Herr Standartenfuhrer, - Persian Lessons

I assure you, Herr Standartenfuhrer,

This weekend, I've organized - Persian Lessons

This weekend, I've organized

Long ago, they used shin bones of pigs - Persian Lessons

Long ago, they used shin bones of pigs

I think we've learned enough - Persian Lessons

I think we've learned enough

Then 'I love you' is... "Ilʲ..." - Persian Lessons

Then 'I love you' is... "Ilʲ..."

"Ilʲ onaj au." - Persian Lessons

"Ilʲ onaj au."

Why do you ask? Is that so hard to imagine? - Persian Lessons

Why do you ask? Is that so hard to imagine?

In the grass there grows a tiny flower... - Persian Lessons

In the grass there grows a tiny flower...

Hundreds of thousands pretty bees... - Persian Lessons

Hundreds of thousands pretty bees...

Buzz around her – Erika. - Persian Lessons

Buzz around her – Erika.

Just because there's sweetness in her heart. - Persian Lessons

Just because there's sweetness in her heart.

An enchanting scent comes - Persian Lessons

An enchanting scent comes

In the grass grows a tiny flower... - Persian Lessons

In the grass grows a tiny flower...

Comrades, ladies and gentlemen, - Persian Lessons

Comrades, ladies and gentlemen,

Hauptsturmfuhrer Koch has prepared - Persian Lessons

Hauptsturmfuhrer Koch has prepared

Call me a fool if you want, - Persian Lessons

Call me a fool if you want,

Reza, what is 'tree' in Farsi? - Persian Lessons

Reza, what is 'tree' in Farsi?

What for? So you can laugh at me - Persian Lessons

What for? So you can laugh at me

Believe me, years shall pass - Persian Lessons

Believe me, years shall pass

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A young Jewish man in a concentration camp has his life saved when executioners realize he owns a Persian book. Brought before a camp officer who wants to learn Farsi, Gilles agrees to teach him despite not knowing a word of the l...

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Director: Vadim Perelman

Writer: Ilja Zofin, Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, war

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 53/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Sep 2020

Awards: 9 wins & 15 nominations total

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