Incendies vs Persian Lessons
Incendies has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.6/10 for Persian Lessons). Persian Lessons is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 11m. Incendies is the older of the two (2010 against 2020). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Incendies
Persian Lessons| Incendies | Persian Lessons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Vadim Perelman |
| Main cast | John Dunn-Hill, Jackie Sawiris, Rémy Girard, Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin | Alexander Beyer, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Antonin Chalon, Lola Bessis |
Synopsis
Incendies
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
Persian Lessons
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 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…
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