The Jewish prisoner pretended to be Persian to escape, but the Nazi officer asked him to teach himself Persian. Such a "high concept" setting brings a strong dramatic tension to the film. In desperation, Jewish prisoners created a language, each word borrowed the name of the prisoner compatriots, and the heaviness of history was born from this. A very unequal and antagonistic relationship, with the unfolding of "Persian Lessons", has transformed into a fraternity of brotherhood and a friendship between master and apprentice. The audience's sympathy began to waver between the two different camps, and this short-lived warmth was eventually shattered by the justice of history. The film reproduces the heaviness and absurdity of the history of World War II. Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, who plays a Jewish prisoner, can switch freely between four languages including English, French and German, which is amazing
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Persian Lessons evaluation action
2022-03-14 08:01
Extended Reading
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Klaus Koch: [Koch took Gilles back after he was put to move to another camp] You would risk your life for those nameless people.
Gilles: Those aren't nameless. Just because you don't know their names. At least they aren't murderers.
Klaus Koch: I'm not a murderer.
Gilles: No. You just make sure that the murderers eat well.
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Klaus Koch: As long as you work for me nothing will happen to you. I bet 20 cans of meat that nothing will happen to you.
Gilles: Too bad I won't be able to eat them since I'll be dead.