The Consul Of Bordeaux
2012 · 90 min
Drama
IMDb 6.2Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Francisco Manso
- Director João Correa
- Screenplay António Torrado
- Screenplay João Nunes
- Screenplay João Correa
- Director of Photography José António Loureiro
Cast
Crew
- Director — Francisco Manso
- Director — João Correa
- Screenplay — António Torrado
- Screenplay — João Nunes
- Screenplay — João Correa
- Director of Photography — José António Loureiro
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