Who is Gilles in Persian Lessons (2023)?

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart plays Gilles in the film.

What is Persian Lessons (2023) about?

Set in occupied France in 1942, Persian Lessons follows Gilles (Nahuel Pe´rez Biscayart), a Belgian Jew, who narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he’s Persian, not Jewish. While the lie temporarily saves him, Gilles is then assigned the extraordinary task of teaching Farsi, a language he doesn’t know, to Koch (Lars Eidinger), the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an inspired and clever deception, Giles not only manages to survive, but also devises an astonishing strategy to remember the names of his condemned brethren.

Persian Lessons (2023)

Name: Persian Lessons (2023)
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023-06-09
Rating: 88

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Who directed Persian Lessons (2023)?: Vadim Perelman

Who is Gilles in Persian Lessons (2023)?: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart plays Gilles in the film.

What is Persian Lessons (2023) about?: Set in occupied France in 1942, Persian Lessons follows Gilles (Nahuel Pe´rez Biscayart), a Belgian Jew, who narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he’s Persian, not Jewish. While the lie temporarily saves him, Gilles is then assigned the extraordinary task of teaching Farsi, a language he doesn’t know, to Koch (Lars Eidinger), the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an inspired and clever deception, Giles not only manages to survive, but also devises an astonishing strategy to remember the names of his condemned brethren.