O Cônsul de Bordéus

O Cônsul de Bordéus

90 mins | Drama | May 3, 2012

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.

O Cônsul de Bordéus

90 mins | Drama | May 3, 2012

O Cônsul de Bordéus
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title O Cônsul de Bordéus
Directors Francisco Manso, João Correa
Writers António Torrado, João Nunes, João Correa

Cast

Vítor Norte

as Aristides Sousa Mendes

João Cabral

as Faria Machado

António Capelo

as Teotónio Pereira

São José Correia

as Andreé Cibal

Pedro Cunha

as Amorim

Carlos Paulo

as Chaim Kruger

Susana Sá

as Sarah Kruger

Ana Cristina Oliveira

as Clara Almeida

Lina

as Singer in Theatre

Joaquim Nicolau

as José Seabra

Guido Baechler

as Hans

Jorge Castro Guedes

as Calheiros Menezes

João Nunes Monteiro

as Aaron Apelman

João Paulo Costa

as Homem no Terraço 1

João Melo

as Homem Apressado

Margarida Carvalho

as Falsa Esther

Luís Oliveira

as Lopo Simão

Santiago Lagoá

as Pedro Nuno

Maria José Miranda

as Mulher à Janela