
Variety
A wildly implausible and downright manipulative mix of wrenching human tragedy and absurdist comedy...
Full reviewA Belgian Jew (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, BPM (Beats Per Minute)) feigns being Persian to survive the concentration camps in this French-Russian war drama.
Committed to his role, he winds up teaching Farsi to a Nazi chef (Lars Eidinger, Familienfest) whose dream it is to become a restaurateur in Iran once the war is over.
LessA wildly implausible and downright manipulative mix of wrenching human tragedy and absurdist comedy...
Full reviewImpressive ending and acting, though it has a wobbly handle on its characters.
Full reviewPersian Lessons is more credible as a psychological study - and, if a performance can rescue a film, it’s Biscayart’s portrayal of Gilles.
Full reviewWell made and well acted but Ilja Zofin's script is filled with well-trodden World War II tropes, and the longer this improbable parable goes on, the less convincingly it holds up.
Full reviewPersian Lessons is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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