Persian Lessons

Matinee
2020. Russia, Germany, Belarus. 127 min. German, French, English, Italian, Farsi. 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
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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.

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