The Nansen Passport
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The Nansen Passport

8.0 / 10 2016 56mNR French
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

On July 5th, 1922, Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen creates a passport with which, between 1922 and 1945, he managed to protect the fundamental human rights as citizens of the world of thousands of people, famous and anonymous, who became stateless due to the tragic events that devastated Europe in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Cast & Crew

Valentine Varela

Valentine Varela

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead
Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Fridtjof Nansen (voice)

SA

Sylvie Aznavourian

Self

KB

Katia Boudoyan

Self

IC

Irène Companeez

Self

CK

Catherine Kousmichoff

Self

Jacky Nercessian

Jacky Nercessian

Self

AP

Annick Posselle

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Valentine Varela's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Nansen Passport is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker