Persian Lessons
- Persischstunden / Persian Lessons (aka Persische Stunden) (Working title)
Feature Film | 2018-2019 | Drama, Period, War | Germany, Russia
Main data
| Director | Vadim (Вадим) Perelman (Перельман) |
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| Written by | Ilya Zorin |
| Production | Hype Film [ru], One Two Films, Belarusfilm [by] |
| Distributor | Alamode Filmdistribution oHG [de], Best Film [pl], KMBO [fr], Memento Films [fr] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 07/11/2018 |
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| End of shooting | 20/01/2019 |
| Number of shooting days | 33 |
| Locations | Minsk |
| Filming regions | Belarus |
Project data
| Length of movie | 125 min |
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| Aspect ratio | Cinemascope (1 : 2,39) |
| Acquisition format | ARRI RAW |
| Distribution format | DCP |
| Sound format | DCP |
Brief synopsis
An unconventional friendship grows between the German chef of a concentration camp kitchen Klaus Koch and the young Belgian jew Gilles, who falsely claims to be Persian in order to survive a mass shooting and is now obliged to teach Klaus a language that he only pretends to know.
(OneTwo Films)
(OneTwo Films)
Awards
| Award winner | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Vessela Martschewski | Valladolid International Film Festival [es] | Winner |
| Vadim (Вадим) Perelman (Перельман) | Valladolid International Film Festival [es] | Nominated |
| Vadim (Вадим) Perelman (Перельман) | Transatlantyk Festival [pl] | Winner |
| Vadim (Вадим) Perelman (Перельман) | Beijing International Film Festival [cn] | Nominated |