Persian Lessons

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Matinee

Series/Themes: Jewish and Israeli Film Series

Genre: Drama, International

Accessibility: Subtitles

Film Year: 2020

Locations: Russia, Germany, Belarus

Film Length: 127 min.

Languages: German, French, English, Italian, Farsi

Subtitles: English Subtitles

Director: Vadim Perelman

Featuring: Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay.

An unconventional friendship grows between the German chef of a concentration camp kitchen and a young Belgian Jew, Gilles, who falsely claims to be Persian in order to survive a mass shooting and is now obliged to teach the chef a language he only pretends to know in order to survive. Introduction by Ilya Tovbis (VAFF)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Jewish and Israeli Film Series.

October 30, 2021
4:00 PM
Violet Crown 4
Add To Calendar 20211030 16:00 20211030 18:15 America/New_York VFF: Persian Lessons

An unconventional friendship grows between the German chef of a concentration camp kitchen and a young Belgian Jew, Gilles, who falsely claims to be Persian in order to survive a mass shooting and is now obliged to teach the chef a language he only pretends to know in order to survive. Introduction by Ilya Tovbis (VAFF)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Jewish and Israeli Film Series.

 Violet Crown 4 Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org
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