Persian Lessons
2020 · 127 min · Director: Vadim Perelman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but then Gilles is assigned a seemingly untenable mission: to teach Persian to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp's kitchen, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Persia (Iran) once the war is over. Gilles finds himself having to invent a language he doesn't know, word by word. As the unusual relationship between the two men begins to incite jealousy and suspicion, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose his swindle.
Emotional fingerprint
Persian Lessons (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 70 % | 62 % | 52 % | 55 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 76 % | 59 % | 69 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 76 % | 75 % | 54 % | 59 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 61 % | 61 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 66 % | 65 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 69 % | 63 % | 53 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 54 % | 44 % | 41 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 55 % | 49 % | 36 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 59 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 80 % | 73 % | 68 % | 66 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 50 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 59 % | 49 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Empathy | 66 % | 50 % | 59 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Empathy | 73 % | 60 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 81 % | 74 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Empathy | 81 % | 75 % | 71 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 84 % | 69 % | 73 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Empathy | 88 % | 55 % | 78 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Adjutant von Dewitz
Marco Rossi
Jacob Rossi
Melanie
Nathan
Melanie
Obersturmführer Krupp
US Army Officer
American Investigator
Nazi Doctor
SS-Untersturmführer Siemens
German soldier
SS German Girl 1
Details
- Directed by
- Vadim Perelman
- Written by
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Ilja Zofin, Ilya Zofin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- Russia, Germany, Belarus
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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