The Consul of Bordeaux

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, O Cônsul de Bordéus, feature film, Portugal, 2011

DIRECTED BY: João Correa

The Consul of Bordeaux

CAST:
Vítor Norte (Aristides Sousa Mendes),
Carlos Paulo (Chaim Kruger),
João Monteiro (Aaron Apelman),
Leonor Seixas (Alexandra Schmidt),
Manuel de Blas (Francisco de Almeida),
Laura Soveral (stara Esther),
Sara Barros Leitão (Esther)

SCRIPT:
Joao Correa,
João Nunes,
António Torrado

PHOTOGRAPHY:
José António Loureiro

Synopsis:
This is a biopic about a real historical fugure, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese consul to France who lived in the late 19th and early 20th century. During WW II he took extra efforts to issue many visas and passports to Jews and thus saved lives of many Jewish refugees.

digital, color, 90 min

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