Documentary drama, based on a true story.
This follows the story of Nicholas (Nicky) Winton, a British stockbroker who visits Czechoslovakia in 1938.
The film starts in the 1980's, Nickolas is an elderly man, there are many flashback scenes to 1938, where is see the young Nickolas's efforts to rescue 669 Jewish children from becoming victims of the Nazi holocaust.
Nickolas kept a scrapbook, which is a character in itself and how the media get hold of the story. Nickolas never sees himself as a hero, he simply immediately did what he thought was urgently necessary.
If you didn't already know, you'd definitely guess it was a BBC Films production. I can imagine this will be screened on TV as soon as Christmas 2024.
Emotional. Recommended.
This follows the story of Nicholas (Nicky) Winton, a British stockbroker who visits Czechoslovakia in 1938.
The film starts in the 1980's, Nickolas is an elderly man, there are many flashback scenes to 1938, where is see the young Nickolas's efforts to rescue 669 Jewish children from becoming victims of the Nazi holocaust.
Nickolas kept a scrapbook, which is a character in itself and how the media get hold of the story. Nickolas never sees himself as a hero, he simply immediately did what he thought was urgently necessary.
If you didn't already know, you'd definitely guess it was a BBC Films production. I can imagine this will be screened on TV as soon as Christmas 2024.
Emotional. Recommended.