Persian Lessons (2020)

Persian Lessons
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
International Box Office $7,103,600Details
Worldwide Box Office $7,103,600
Further financial details...

Synopsis

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 Farsi to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen, who dreams of opening a restaurant in 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.

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,625 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,768 $7,103,600

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 9th, 2023 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited), released as Persischstunden (Germany)
October 30th, 2020 (Wide), released as Persų kalbos pamokos (Lithuania)
November 19th, 2020 (Wide), released as Lezioni di persiano (Italy)
January 22nd, 2021 (Wide), released as El Profesor de persa (Spain)
January 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 18th, 2023 by Cohen Media Group
Running Time: 128 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Schindler’s List
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hype Films, LM Media , One Two Films
Production Countries: Belarus, Germany, Russian Federation
Languages: French, German, Persian

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/14/2021 $5,174 12 12 34 $44,963 10/20/2022
China 3/18/2021 $1,780,000 29,690 29,690 44,069 $5,570,000 5/7/2021
Finland 9/17/2021 $11,098 55 55 93 $52,052 10/20/2022
France 1/19/2022 $0000$0
Germany 9/24/2020 $135,372 111 144 522 $502,878 10/23/2020
Hong Kong 5/20/2021 $0 0 0 0 $130,129 6/7/2021
Italy 11/19/2020 $0 0 5 7 $12,171 7/6/2021
Japan 11/11/2022 $0000$0
Lithuania 10/30/2020 $1,704 7 7 17 $7,412 5/19/2021
Netherlands 11/25/2021 $16,821 36 36 83 $44,965 12/14/2021
New Zealand 10/14/2021 $3,373 16 19 88 $16,600 10/20/2022
Portugal 5/26/2022 $1,537 8 8 8 $1,537 6/1/2022
Romania 10/8/2021 $10,250 18 18 18 $10,250 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 4/8/2021 $99,635 361 361 664 $215,802 10/20/2022
Slovakia 5/14/2021 $246 6 6 6 $317 12/1/2020
South Korea 12/15/2022 $15,057 39 39 154 $122,753 2/8/2023
Spain 1/22/2021 $59,870 79 92 606 $371,771 3/18/2021
United Kingdom 1/22/2021 $0000$0
 
International Total$7,103,600 2/8/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,625 $7,103,600
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,827 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,690 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,300 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Cohen Media Group Movies 7 $7,103,600

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,768 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,751 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,599 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,666 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,062 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cohen Media Group Movies 8 $7,103,600

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Nahuel Perez Biscayart   

Supporting Cast

Lars Eidinger   
Jonas Nay   
Leonie Benesch   
Alexander Beyer   
Luisa-Celine Gafron   
David Schuetter   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Vadim Perelman    Director
Ilya Zofin    Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase    Story based on “Erfindung einer Sprache” by
Ilya Stewart    Producer
Murad Osmann    Producer
Pavel Burya    Producer
Ilya Zofin    Producer
Vadim Perelman    Producer
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Rauf Atamalibekov    Producer

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Synopsis

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 Farsi to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen, who dreams of opening a restaurant in 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.

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,625 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,768 $7,103,600

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 9th, 2023 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited), released as Persischstunden (Germany)
October 30th, 2020 (Wide), released as Persų kalbos pamokos (Lithuania)
November 19th, 2020 (Wide), released as Lezioni di persiano (Italy)
January 22nd, 2021 (Wide), released as El Profesor de persa (Spain)
January 22nd, 2021 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 18th, 2023 by Cohen Media Group
Running Time: 128 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Schindler’s List
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hype Films, LM Media , One Two Films
Production Countries: Belarus, Germany, Russian Federation
Languages: French, German, Persian

Leading Cast

Nahuel Perez Biscayart   

Supporting Cast

Lars Eidinger   
Jonas Nay   
Leonie Benesch   
Alexander Beyer   
Luisa-Celine Gafron   
David Schuetter   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Vadim Perelman    Director
Ilya Zofin    Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase    Story based on “Erfindung einer Sprache” by
Ilya Stewart    Producer
Murad Osmann    Producer
Pavel Burya    Producer
Ilya Zofin    Producer
Vadim Perelman    Producer
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Rauf Atamalibekov    Producer

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/14/2021 $5,174 12 12 34 $44,963 10/20/2022
China 3/18/2021 $1,780,000 29,690 29,690 44,069 $5,570,000 5/7/2021
Finland 9/17/2021 $11,098 55 55 93 $52,052 10/20/2022
France 1/19/2022 $0000$0
Germany 9/24/2020 $135,372 111 144 522 $502,878 10/23/2020
Hong Kong 5/20/2021 $0 0 0 0 $130,129 6/7/2021
Italy 11/19/2020 $0 0 5 7 $12,171 7/6/2021
Japan 11/11/2022 $0000$0
Lithuania 10/30/2020 $1,704 7 7 17 $7,412 5/19/2021
Netherlands 11/25/2021 $16,821 36 36 83 $44,965 12/14/2021
New Zealand 10/14/2021 $3,373 16 19 88 $16,600 10/20/2022
Portugal 5/26/2022 $1,537 8 8 8 $1,537 6/1/2022
Romania 10/8/2021 $10,250 18 18 18 $10,250 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 4/8/2021 $99,635 361 361 664 $215,802 10/20/2022
Slovakia 5/14/2021 $246 6 6 6 $317 12/1/2020
South Korea 12/15/2022 $15,057 39 39 154 $122,753 2/8/2023
Spain 1/22/2021 $59,870 79 92 606 $371,771 3/18/2021
United Kingdom 1/22/2021 $0000$0
 
International Total$7,103,600 2/8/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,625 $7,103,600
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,827 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,690 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,300 $7,103,600
All Time International Box Office for Cohen Media Group Movies 7 $7,103,600

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,768 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,751 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,599 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,666 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,062 $7,103,600
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cohen Media Group Movies 8 $7,103,600

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.