Helena Bonham Carter Reveals the Fascinating History Behind New ‘One Life’ Film

'One Life' tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 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 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.

'One Life' is a remarkable, thought-provoking and deeply emotional new film coming to cinemas this January depicting this humanitarian triumph. A true story of one man, who risked everything to save the lives of others.

In this video, Dan Snow sits down with the exemplary cast (Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn and Romola Garai) to find out more about the incredible true story and the process of depicting incredible feat.

One Life is in cinemas now!

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