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Aristides de Sousa Mendes: A Rebel
Aristides de Sousa Mendes: A Rebel

ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES: A REBEL

Désobéir (Aristides de Sousa Mendes)

Directed by Joël Santoni
France, 2008
Biography, Drama, History, TV Movie

Synopsis

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General stationed in Bordeaux, France, during World War II defies orders from his government and issues more than 30,000 visas to people fleeing the Holocaust.

Synopsis

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General stationed in Bordeaux, France, during World War II defies orders from his government and issues more than 30,000 visas to people fleeing the Holocaust.