1933-1974

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1933-1974

A good man in evil times

the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes --the man who saved the lives of countless refugees in World War II
2001
Tells the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese consul in France during the early years of World War II, who defied the policies of Portugal's prime minister Dr. Antonio Oliviera de Salazar by signing visas that allowed ten thousand Jews to escape the Nazi death camps.
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