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Date/Time
Apr 10, 2016
11:00 am
Location
The Avon
Thayer St
Providence, RI
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SPIA Media Productions Inc. is pleased to announce the Providence matinee screening of *The Consul of Bordeaux*, sponsored by the Brown University Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Department, Holocaust Initiative, and Hillel Sunday April 10, 11AM, Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer St., Providence, RI. Directed by João Correa and Francisco Manso (Portugal, 2011) , Consul is based on the true story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who saved 30,000 people from Nazi persecution by issuing visas for safe passage to Portugal during WWII, defying the direct orders of his government.