One Life

Moving portrait of Nicholas Winton, described as the "British Schindler", who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis, with a strong performance by Anthony Hopkins in the leading role.

In December 1938, young London stockbroker Nicholas Winton (Johnny Flynn) hears about the appalling conditions in Czech refugee camps from a friend. Without further ado, he travels to Prague and witnesses first-hand how Jewish families fleeing persecution are left to their fate without shelter or food. Dismayed, he develops a daring plan. And so, with the support of his energetic mother (Helena Bonham Carter) in London and a local aid organization, an unprecedented rescue operation begins - always threatened by the approaching invasion of the fascists. How many children can they save before the borders are closed?
London 1988: Decades later, Winton is still haunted by the fate of the children he was unable to save. It was only when the BBC television show "That's Life" tracked down the surviving "Winton children" and brought this incredible story to light that he was able to face up to the grief and guilt he had carried around with him for so long.