Overview
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, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.
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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, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.
You can watch Persian Lessons in United States through the following streaming services: Kanopy, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
You can watch Persian Lessons in United States through the following streaming services: Kanopy, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
