7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Persian Lessons (2020)
Persian Lessons (2020)
Overview
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject, the Holocaust and survival against Nazism, is a universally condemned historical atrocity, and its narrative focuses on individual ingenuity and memory rather than promoting a specific contemporary left or right political agenda.
The movie features traditional casting appropriate for its World War II historical setting, without intentional modern DEI-driven race or gender swaps. Its narrative critiques the specific historical atrocities of the Nazi regime, portraying a white male antagonist within that context, but does not present a broad or explicit critique of traditional identities as a central theme.
Secondary
The film powerfully depicts the brutal persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust, unequivocally condemning antisemitism and the Nazi regime's hatred. It elicits deep sympathy for the Jewish protagonist and affirms the dignity and humanity of those targeted for their faith.
The film "Persian Lessons" focuses on a Jewish man's struggle for survival during the Holocaust by pretending to be Persian. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does it explore issues related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Therefore, an evaluation of its LGBTQ+ portrayal is not applicable.
The film "Persian Lessons" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a Jewish man's struggle for survival during the Holocaust by pretending to be Persian, with no elements related to gender identity or transsexual experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Wolfgang Kohlhaase's short story "Erfindung einer Sprache." The primary characters, Gilles and Commandant Koch, are male in the source material and remain male in the film. There are no instances of characters established as one gender in the source being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
The film is a fictional story set during WWII, not an adaptation of a work with pre-established character races or a biopic of a specific historical figure. All characters' races align with the narrative and historical context, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different race than canonically or historically established.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.0
5.3
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