The Consul Of Bordeaux

The story

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

V Vítor NorteAristides Sousa Mendes M Miguel Borines J João CabralFaria Machado A António CapeloTeotónio Pereira S São José CorreiaAndreé Cibal P Pedro CunhaAmorim M Manuel de Blas C Carlos PauloChaim Kruger L Leonor Seixas L Laura Soveral S Sara Barros LeitãoEsther S Susana SáSarah Kruger

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A Ana Cristina OliveiraClara Almeida L LinaSinger in Theatre J Joaquim NicolauJosé Seabra P Pierce Nathan-Calvin BaechlerJakob G Guido BaechlerHans J Jorge Castro GuedesCalheiros Menezes J João Nunes MonteiroAaron Apelman J João Paulo CostaHomem no Terraço 1 J João MeloHomem Apressado M Margarida CarvalhoFalsa Esther L Luís OliveiraLopo Simão S Santiago LagoáPedro Nuno M Maria José MirandaMulher à Janela