The Consul of Bordeaux
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The Consul of Bordeaux

6.1 / 10 | 1h 30m | Portugal
2012 | Drama
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.

Cast List (23)

João Correa
João Correa
Director
Francisco Manso
Francisco Manso
Director
Manuel de Blas
Manuel de Blas
Francisco de Almeida
João Cabral
João Cabral
Faria Machado
António Capelo
António Capelo
Teotónio Pereira
Carlos Paulo
Carlos Paulo
Chaim Kruger
Joaquim Nicolau
Joaquim Nicolau
José Seabra
Pedro Cunha
Pedro Cunha
Amorim
Júlio Martin
Júlio Martin
Spanish Officer
Vítor Norte
Vítor Norte
Aristides Sousa Mendes
João Nunes Monteiro
João Nunes Monteiro
Aaron Apelman
Leonor Seixas
Leonor Seixas
Alexandra Schmidt
Laura Soveral
Laura Soveral
Old Esther
Sara Barros Leitão
Sara Barros Leitão
Esther
Susana Sá
Susana Sá
Sarah Kruger
Patricia Ferreira
Patricia Ferreira
Clotilde Sousa Mendes
São José Correia
São José Correia
Andreé Cibal
Miguel Borines
Miguel Borines
Spanish Non-Commissioned Officer
Luís Oliveira
Luís Oliveira
Lopo Simão
Jorge Loureiro
Jorge Loureiro
Spanish Sergeant
João Nunes
João Nunes
Writer
João Correa
João Correa
Writer
António Torrado
António Torrado
Writer

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