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Persian lessons [DVD]
Title:
Persian lessons [DVD]
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[DVD] / Memento Films, Hype Film, LM Media, One Two Films in association with Belarusfilm ; a film by Vadim Perelman ; producers, Ilya Zofin, Vadim Perelman, Timur Bekmambetov, Rauf Atamalibekov, Ilya Stewart, Murad Osmann, Pavel Buria ; written by Ilya Zofin ; directed by Vadim Perelman.
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : Cohen Media Group, [2023]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
General Note:
Based on the story "Erfindung einer Sprache" by Wolfgang Kohlhaase.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Wide screen (2.66:1).
Special features: trailers.
Abstract:
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 the 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. The particular relationship between the two men sparks the jealousy of other prisoners and SS guards toward Gilles. And while the suspicions of Koch grow every day, Gilles understands that he will not be able to keep his secret very long...
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Container of (work): Persischstunden (Motion picture)
Credits:
Music, Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine ; editors, Vessela Martschewski, Thibault Hague ; director of photography, Vladislav Opelyants.
Performer:
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, Leonie Benesch, David Schütter, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Alexander Beyer, Andreas Hofer.
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.66:1, 16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Language:
German, English, French, Italian, Farsi dialogue with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).