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Persian Lessons

A Jewish man in a concentration camp pretends to be Persian to survive, but must create a language when a Nazi commander wants to learn. (Best storyline)

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Inspired by a true story, 'Persian Lessons' brings a different perspective to the classic suffering present in Holocaust films. The feature film, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, tells the saga of a young Jewish man who manages to deceive a Nazi commander to avoid his own death. The narrative becomes a rich character study with a historical backdrop that offers moments of intense suspense in which the audience vibrates for the protagonist.

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1942. A young Jewish man in a concentration camp manages to escape certain death by pretending to be from Persia. When a Nazi commander wants to learn the Persian language, he must create words in order to survive. Based on a true story. Berlinale 2020.

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