Movie Description
O Cônsul de Bordéus
(2012)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : João Correa,Francisco Manso
- Producer : José Mazeda
- Editor : Teresa Font,Gonçalo Soromenho
- Cast : Vítor Norte,Miguel Borines,João Cabral,António Capelo,São José Correia,Pedro Cunha,Manuel de Blas,Carlos Paulo,Leonor Seixas,Laura Soveral,Sara Barros Leitão,Susana Sá,Ana Cristina Oliveira,Lina,Joaquim Nicolau,Pierce Nathan-Calvin Baechler,Guido Baechler,Jorge Castro Guedes,João Nunes Monteiro,João Paulo Costa,João Melo,Margarida Carvalho,Luís Oliveira,Santiago Lagoá,Maria José Miranda
Cast
Aristides Sousa Mendes
Faria Machado
Teotónio Pereira
Andreé Cibal
Amorim
Chaim Kruger
Esther
Sarah Kruger
Clara Almeida
Singer in Theatre
José Seabra
Hans
Calheiros Menezes
Aaron Apelman
Homem no Terraço 1
Homem Apressado
Falsa Esther
Lopo Simão
Pedro Nuno
Mulher à Janela
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Original TitleO Cônsul de Bordéus
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-05-03
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 30m
Genres
- Drama
