In the movie Persian Lessons, the protagonist Reza devoted a large part of his energy to playing along with a prevailing insanity. At first he did this for a single reason: Staying alive. Later Reza becomes indifferent to whether he stays alive or not, and instead finds his primary purpose in helping his inmates any way he can. Klaus, the commandant in the concentration camp where the movie takes place, has a desire to learn Persian, and as long as Reza serves the purpose of teaching him Persi...