The true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Hopkins, who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live ±«Óãtv television show, ‘That’s Life’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter
Director:
James Hawes
Producers:
Joanna Lauire p.g.a. , Iain Canning p.g.a. , Emile Sherman p.g.a , Guy Heeley p.g.a
Screenplay:
Lucinda Coxon & Nick Drake
Executive Producers:
Simon Gillis, Eva Yates, Barbara Winton, Maria Logan, Anne Sheehan
Credits summary:
Produced by See-Saw Films who developed the film alongside ±«Óãtv Film, ONE LIFE was made with the support of ±«Óãtv Film
Certificate:
12A
Running time:
110 minutes
Released:
1 January 2024 (Warner Bros. UK)