Passport to Freedom
“Her love brought hope. Her courage brought life.”
Aracy de Carvalho is a young clerk at the Brazilian Consulate. For two years, she has been secretly issuing passports to Jews without the dreaded "J" stamp, which not only won't allow them to travel, but will doom them to the horrors of concentration camps. When newly appointed diplomat, João Guimarães Rosa, arrives in Hamburg, the two fall madly in love. Aracy would later be honored by the Yad Vashem with the Righteous Among the Nations Award. João would be known as the greatest Brazilian writer of the twentieth century.
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An eight-part miniseries telling the story of Aracy de Carvalho, a Brazilian consulate employee in Hamburg, Germany, who saved Jews from the Nazis during World War II.
1.Episode 1
20-12-202149 minJoão Guimarães Rosa is sent to Hamburg and is introduced to Aracy at the consulate. The repression of Jews increases. Vivi is bothered by young Nazis, but Zumkle makes them stop.
2.Episode 2
21-12-202153 minThe murder of a German diplomat by a Jew leads to Crystal Night. Helena tries to convince Vivi to spy on SS officers. Rudi is arrested. João discovers Aracy's scheme.
3.Episode 3
22-12-202150 minZumkle promises Vivi that he will free his father. The captain follows Aracy and discovers that she is helping Hugo and Margarethe. João and Aracy are observed by Zumkle.
4.Episode 4
23-12-202145 minZumkle takes advantage of the expropriation of non-Aryan businesses. Vivi decides to help Helena by getting information for the resistance. Zumkle makes a false complaint against J...
5.Episode 5
27-12-202146 minGestapo investigates Hardner and João. Vivi seduces Schaffer to get information. Zumkle tries to force Aracy a kiss; she hits him. Schaffer discovers that Vivi is Jewish.
6.Episode 6
28-12-202147 minRudi and Helena participate in a frustrated attack on Goebbels at the Embassy of Portugal, where Aracy and João were. A bomb hits the Brazilian consulate.
7.Episode 7
29-12-202151 minHamburg is under constant air attack. João helps Mina's son, who returned from the traumatized war front. Aracy asks Zumkle for help, who wants something in return.
8.Episode 8
30-12-202151 minHardner, Aracy and João plan Rudi's escape. Zumkle is determined to end the plan and follows João. Aracy and João are arrested and return to Brazil after forced exile.
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