Poster for the movie Dear Ambassador

Dear Ambassador

2018 • 89 minutes
DramaHistory

The extraordinary story of Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas, who served as Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII. A largely unsung hero, he defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing imminent capture and death.

Picture of Norival Rizzo

Norival Rizzo

Embaixador Souza Dantas

Picture of Alice Assef

Alice Assef

Madeleine Carlier

Picture of Felipe Rocha

Felipe Rocha

Martins Leta

Picture of Miriam Mehler

Miriam Mehler

Elise Stern

Picture of Isio Ghelman

Isio Ghelman

Jerôme Levy

Picture of Antonio Fragoso

Antonio Fragoso

Paulo Carneiro

Picture of Daniel Ericsson

Daniel Ericsson

Jean Pierre Dorian

Picture of Gustavo Ottoni

Gustavo Ottoni

Embaixador Oswaldo Aranha

Picture of Bruno Guida

Bruno Guida

Embaixador Murilo Rezende

Picture of Hélio Ribeiro

Hélio Ribeiro

Gilberto Amado

Picture of Flávio Pardal

Flávio Pardal

Claude Lévy-Strauss