''The Consul of Bordeaux'' ( pt, O Cônsul de Bordéus) is a 2012 Portuguese biographical

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

drama film directed by

Francisco Manso Francisco Manso (born 28 November 1949), is a Portuguese filmmaker and producer. He is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed films, ''Napomuceno's Will'', '' The Consul of Bordeaux'' and ''O Nosso Cônsul em Havana''. Career He g ...

and João Correa and starring

Vítor Norte Vítor Norte (born 29 January 1951) is a Portuguese actor. He won the Portuguese Golden Globe award for best actor three times. In 2002, he appeared in, and won, season 2 of the Portuguese reality television show ''Celebrity Big Brother''. B ...

Aristides de Sousa Mendes Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches () GCC, OL (July 19, 1885 – April 3, 1954) was a Portuguese consul during World War II. As the Portuguese consul-general in the French city of Bordeaux, he defied the orders of Antóni ...

. It was released on 8 November 2012. The film was shot in Viana do Castelo and Bordeaux.

Cast

Carlos Paulo Carlos Paulo Simões (born 11 June 1951), is an Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_yea ...

as Chaim Kruger *

Leonor Seixas Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: *Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Sp ...

Laura Soveral Laura Soveral (23 March 1933 in Benguela, Angola – 12 July 2018) was a Portuguese actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional me ...

* Pedro Cunha * Joaquim Nicolau * São José Correia * Manuel de Blas * Miguel Borines

Reception

Critical response

Jorge Mourinha, on '' Público'', gave the film a rating of one out of five stars.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2012 biographical drama films 2012 films 2010s historical drama films Portuguese biographical drama films Portuguese historical drama films Films set in Bordeaux 2012 drama films Films directed by Francisco Manso 2010s Portuguese-language films {{Portugal-film-stub