One Life Movie recounts the remarkable journey of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker whose bravery defied the horrors of World War II. In the tumultuous months preceding the conflict, Winton embarked on a daring mission, ultimately saving the lives of 669 predominantly Jewish children from the clutches of the Nazis. His journey began in December 1938 when he ventured to Prague, where families displaced by the Nazi regime were living in dire circumstances, teetering on the brink of persecution and despair. Witnessing the urgency of the situation, Winton knew time was of the essence. With determination and resolve, he and his team embarked on a race against time, striving to rescue as many children as possible before the borders sealed shut. Opening March 15, 2024
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Fast forward fifty years to 1988, and Nicky Winton finds himself haunted by the ghosts of the past. The burden of the children he couldn’t save weighs heavily on his conscience, a constant reminder of what might have been. It’s a burden he carries with him every day, blaming himself for not doing more. However, a momentous turning point arrives when a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life’, unexpectedly reunites him with some of the children he saved – now adults. Through this emotional encounter, Winton begins to confront the guilt and grief that have plagued him for five decades, finding solace and closure in the faces of those whose lives he touched.
Storyline :The true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker 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 realized 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 BBC 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.
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