The Consul Of Bordeaux
2012, Portuguese. Directed by João Correa & Francisco Manso.
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This is the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a man of conviction who saved 30,000 lives during WWII, in June 1940. Among them were10,000 Jews. As the Portuguese General Consul stationed in Bordeaux, France, he issued 30,000 visas for safe passage to Portugal. He defied the direct orders of his government and exhibited courage, moral rectitude, unselfishness, and self-sacrifice by issuing visas to all refugees regardless of nationality, race, religion or political opinions.This narrative film expresses his heroic actions towards humanity, which will perpetuate his legacy of justice for a new generation. In 1966, Yad Vashem named him Righteous Among the Nations. He is considered to have achieved the largest single rescue operation of World War II.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- João CorreaDirector
- Francisco MansoDirector
- Vítor NorteAristides Sousa Mendes
- Miguel BorinesCast
- João CabralFaria Machado
- António CapeloTeotónio Pereira
- São José CorreiaAndreé Cibal
- Pedro CunhaAmorim
- Manuel de BlasCast
- Carlos PauloChaim Kruger
- Leonor SeixasCast
- Laura SoveralCast
- Sara Barros LeitãoEsther
- Susana SáSarah Kruger
Details
- Released
- 3 May 2012
- Original title
- O Cônsul de Bordéus
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- João Nunes, António Torrado, João Correa
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The Consul Of Bordeaux (2012) was directed by João Correa and Francisco Manso and stars Vítor Norte, Miguel Borines, João Cabral.