Persian Lessons is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 15 June 2026.
Where to watch Persian Lessons
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- Vadim Perelman
- Release date
- 2020-04-17
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $3,825,668
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Russia
- Studio
- LM Media
Persian Lessons — trailer
About Persian Lessons
Persian Lessons is a 2020 movie in the War and Drama genres, directed by Vadim Perelman, starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger and Jonas Nay. It has a runtime of 2 hours 7 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.5/10 from 482 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Persian Lessons in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
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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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Persian Lessons in Canada?+
In Canada, Persian Lessons is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Persian Lessons on Netflix?+
Persian Lessons is not on Netflix in Canada right now.
How long is Persian Lessons?+
Persian Lessons has a runtime of 2 hours 7 minutes (127 minutes).
Who stars in Persian Lessons?+
Persian Lessons stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, Leonie Benesch and Alexander Beyer.
When did Persian Lessons come out?+
Persian Lessons is a 2020 movie directed by Vadim Perelman.
What genre is Persian Lessons?+
Persian Lessons is War and Drama film.
Who directed Persian Lessons?+
Persian Lessons was directed by Vadim Perelman.
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