During World War II, a Jew named Gilles lied to a German officer in a concentration camp that he was Persian to save his life. He was spotted by a German officer and asked to teach him Persian. Gilles, who did not know Persian at all, could only make up a language out of thin air. He began to use the names of Jews imprisoned in the concentration camp as roots and made up thousands of "Persian" words. The officer became dependent on Gilles in the brutal environment and began to protect him. Unexpectedly, a real Persian came to the concentration camp...