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Persian Lessons

7.620202h 7mMovieWarDrama

Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him,…

DirectorVadim Perelman
WriterIlya Zofin
ProducersMurad Osmann·Pavel Burya

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Cast · Directed by Vadim Perelman

NBNahuel Pérez Biscayart
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Gilles
LELars Eidinger
Lars Eidinger
Klaus Koch
JNJonas Nay
Jonas Nay
Max
LBLeonie Benesch
Leonie Benesch
Elsa
ABAlexander Beyer
Alexander Beyer
Camp Commander
DSDavid Schütter
David Schütter
Paul
LGLuisa-Céline Gaffron
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Yana
AHAndreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer
Adjutant von Dewitz
GSGiuseppe Schillaci
Giuseppe Schillaci
Marco Rossi
ACAntonin Chalon
Antonin Chalon
Jacob Rossi
LBLola Bessis
Lola Bessis
Melanie
MRMehdi Rahim-Silvioli
Mehdi Rahim-Silvioli
Nathan

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