Movie

Persian Lessons

★ 7.5(483)20202h 7m

Persian Lessons is streaming on Infinity Selection Amazon Channel, CineAutore Amazon Channel and MYmovies One in Italy, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Rakuten TV. Availability checked 17 June 2026.

Where to watch Persian Lessons

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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 483 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Persian Lessons in Italy — 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.

Cast

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Gilles

Lars Eidinger

Klaus Koch

Jonas Nay

Max

Leonie Benesch

Elsa

Alexander Beyer

Camp Commander

David Schütter

Paul

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Yana

Andreas Hofer

Adjutant von Dewitz

Giuseppe Schillaci

Marco Rossi

Antonin Chalon

Jacob Rossi

Lola Bessis

Melanie

Mehdi Rahim-Silvioli

Nathan

Themes & keywords

naziconcentration campworld war iiconcentration camp prisonergerman officerbased on short storyexhaustionfictional languagejewish

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Persian Lessons in Italy?+

In Italy, you can stream Persian Lessons on Infinity Selection Amazon Channel, CineAutore Amazon Channel and MYmovies One. It's also available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Rakuten TV.

Is Persian Lessons on Netflix?+

Persian Lessons is not on Netflix in Italy right now, but you can stream it on Infinity Selection Amazon Channel, CineAutore Amazon Channel and MYmovies One.

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.