Persian Lessons fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Persian Lessons is tense, fast-paced, and violent.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
History, war, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 53). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
2 h 7 min
Persian Lessons runs 2 h 7 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Persian Lessons higher (77) than critics (67). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in German, with some English, French, Italian, Persian. Produced in Russia, Germany, Belarus, France.
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