Persona Non Grata (2015)

Original title

杉原千畝 スギハラチウネ

Directed by

Cellin Gluck

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 19m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania during World War II. He defies orders to help thousands of Jewish refugees escape by issuing them transit visas.

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What happens

Persona Non Grata (杉原千畝 スギハラチウネ, Sugihara Chiune) is a 2015 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Cellin Gluck. It depicts the life of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who was appointed a vice-consul and later a consul in Lithuania and served there from 1939 to 1940 and who saved the lives of some 6,000 Jewish refugees by issuing transit visas to the Japanese Empire. Even though most of the film is set in Interwar Lithuania, various places in Poland were chosen for filming. The Polish cargo ship SS Sołdek also appeared in the movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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