One Life

About One Life

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

One Life is a 2023 history film directed by James Hawes. The film is filed under empathetic, semi-biographical, nazi germany, and jewish family.

Anthony Hopkins stars as Nicholas Winton, Johnny Flynn as Young Nicholas Winton, Lena Olin as Grete Winton, and Romola Garai as Doreen Warriner. Released in December 2023, it runs 109 minutes.

The screenplay is by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake. It was produced by BBC Film, Cross City Films, and Lipsync Productions. The film began as real events. It streams on Wonder Project Amazon Channel in the United States.

Hacksaw Ridge, The Pianist, and The King's Speech make useful companions to One Life, all filed under biography, war hero, and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 996 votes and it carries a PG rating.