The atrocities faced by people under the Nazi regime have been portrayed on screen multiple times. And here’s another movie to be added to the list. The upcoming film ‘One Life‘ will be based on the life of Sir Nicholas Winton, often called ‘British Schindler’ portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.
Every social media user is familiar with the emotional clip where Nicholas Winton meets the children he had saved during the Second World War. The movie will hit the screens next month as it will be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s more about the movie.
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Who Was Sir Nicholas Winton, Played By Anthony Hopkins In ‘One Life’?
The BBC show ‘That’s Life!’ in 1988 brought to light the story of Nicholas Winton, who had saved 669 Jewish children from the Nazis during the Second World War. This London stockbroker had helped many young Jewish children to escape from Czechoslovakia in 1938. Austrian, Czech, and German children were sheltered in the United Kingdom with the efforts of Sir Nicholas Winton.
The humanitarian deeds by Winton were dug out by his wife who came across a scrapbook with the details of what his husband had done and the names of the children he saved. Parents were not allowed to accompany these children. They were taken care of, by finding host families and funds were raised for the kid’s travel expenses. Sir Nicholas’ mother also played a huge part in the escapade. The London banker was knighted for his kind deed in 2003.
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All About The Upcoming Movie ‘One Life’
It was at the age of 77 that Sir Nicholas Winton came face to face with the children he had rescued back in the 1930s. And now the story of the hero among the ordinary men is being adapted into a movie. The two-time Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will be playing Sir Nicholas Winton in his old age. While the younger version will be portrayed by musician and actor Johnny Flynn. Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Nicholas’ mother.
The film is based on the 2014 book ‘If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton’ by Winton’s daughter Barbara. Sir Nicholas had always been troubled by the children he was not able to save. Especially the children who were to leave on the last train, which was canceled as the war broke out. But as he came face to face with the survivors he had rescued, the hidden hero was finally able to make peace with himself.
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