Dear Ambassador

Dear Ambassador

89 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 2, 2018

The extraordinary story of Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas, who served as Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII. A largely unsung hero, he defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing imminent capture and death.

Dear Ambassador

89 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 2, 2018

Dear Ambassador
The extraordinary story of Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas, who served as Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII. A largely unsung hero, he defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing imminent capture and death.
Producers Elo Company
Original title Querido Embaixador
Directors Luiz Fernando Goulart
Writers Flávia Orlando, Luiz Carlos Maciel

Cast

Norival Rizzo

as Embaixador Souza Dantas

Alice Assef

as Madeleine Carlier

Miriam Mehler

as Elise Stern

Felipe Rocha

as Martins Leta

Isio Ghelman

as Jerôme Levy

Antonio Fragoso

as Paulo Carneiro

DANIEL ERICSSON

as Jean Pierre Dorian

Gustavo Ottoni

as Embaixador Oswaldo Aranha

Bruno Guida

as Embaixador Murilo Rezende

Hélio Ribeiro

as Gilberto Amado

Flávio Pardal

as Claude Lévy-Strauss