Jewish Film Series Presents: “One Life"
Saturday, October 26, 2024 • 24 Tishrei 5785
3:30 PM - 6:00 PMBeit KehillahFilm screening, 1 hour, 50 minutes; English, with closed captioning; Followed by discussion
“If something is not impossible, there must be a way to do it.” —Nicholas “Nicky” Winton
One Life tells the incredible true story of Nicholas Winton, a young London broker who helped rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia in a race against time before the Nazis closed the borders just prior to the beginning of WWII. Fifty years later, 79-year-old Nicky, played by Sir Anthony Hopkins, is haunted by the fate of those he was unable to save.
Helena Bonham Carter plays a supporting role in this docudrama based on the 2014 book One Life: The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton, written by Winton’s daughter and published to coincide with Winton’s 105 birthday.
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The Shabbat Jewish Film Series is made possible by the Aptekar Family Endowment Fund for Film.
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