One Life poster

One Life( 2023)

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Save one life, save the world.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Hopkins

      Nicholas Winton

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      Johnny Flynn

      Young Nicholas Winton

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      Lena Olin

      Grete Winton

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      Romola Garai

      Doreen Warriner

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      Alex Sharp

      Trevor Chadwick

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      Jonathan Pryce

      Martin Blake

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      Helena Bonham Carter

      Babi Winton

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      Juliana Moska

      Hana Hejdukova

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      Ziggy Heath

      Young Martin Blake

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      Marthe Keller

      Betty Maxwell

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      Tim Steed

      Bernard

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      Matilda Thorpe

      Nina

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      Samantha Spiro

      Esther Rantzen

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      Adrian Rawlins

      Geoff

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      Tom Glenister

      William Hughes

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      Michael Gould

      Leadbetter

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      Samuel Finzi

      Rabbi Hertz

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      Jiří Šimek

      Rudi

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      Ffion Jolly

      Barbara Winton

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      Simon Thorp

      Mr. Hart

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      Emily Laing

      BBC Researcher

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      Henrietta Garden

      Vera Gissing

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      Anna Darvas

      Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines

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      Jonathan Tafler

      Hanus Snabl

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      Barbora Vacková

      Monika Holub

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      Jolana Jirotková

      Gap-Toothed Girl

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      Michal Škach

      Jan Slonek

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      Samuel Himal

      Karel Slonek

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      Matej Karas

      Petr Slonek

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      Ella Novakova

      Lenka

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      Martin Bednàr

      Vaclav Slonek

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      Petr Jeništa

      Communist BCRC Volunteer

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      Darren Clarke

      Home Office Clerk

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      Nick Blakeley

      Junior Civil Servant

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      Kateřina Jebavá

      German Mother

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      Sean Brodeur

      Father

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      Frantiska Polakova

      Young Vera Diamontova

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      Alzbeta Cerna

      Eva Diamontova

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      Dan Vynohradnyk

      Tommy

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      Max Vynohradnyk

      Honza

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      Antonie Formanová

      Marta Diamontova

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      Beáta Mikušová

      Frightened Girl

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      Janusz Hummel

      Father at Train Window

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      Michaela Hráská

      Mother at Train Window

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      Jiří Valeš

      Lone Father

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      Kateřina Kocichová

      Shocked Mother

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      Milan Ligač

      Czech Military

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      Stuart Ramsay

      Gavin Campbell

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      Matilda Bedford

      Restaurant Hostess

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      Charles Armstrong

      Wine Waiter

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      Angus Kennedy

      New Statesman Reporter

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      Lukáš Král

      Reluctant Father

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      Vilma Frantová

      Weeping Mother

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      Aleš Bílík

      Officer on Train

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      Jaromíra Mílová

      Vera's Foster Mother

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      Liam Smith

      Railway Official

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      Marie-Claire Wood

      Betty's Assistant

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      Eliška Jechová

      Panicked Mother

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      Justin Svoboda

      Angry Father

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      Joe Weintraub

      Gestapo Officer

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      Barbora Černá

      Gap-Toothed Girl's Mother

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      Richard Popple

      Steve Watson

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      Alma Salomon

      Vera's Granddaughter

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      Barbora Váchová

      Monika Holub

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    A review by Manuel São Bento

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    Written by Manuel São Bento on Fri Oct 13 2023
    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/one-life-bfi-london-film-festival-review-a-must-watch-important-wwii-story/ "One Life is yet another important story from WWII that deserves to be seen on the big screen. Despite not breaking genre barriers, it unfolds its narrative in a captivating manner, packed with devastating, bittersweet moments, but also filled with wonderful depictions of altruism, humanitarian sacrifice, and hope, culminating in a powerfully cathartic ending that serves as an ideal tribute to Sir Nicholas Winton. The cast carries the weight of the responsibilit...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    51437352.00

    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • deportation
    • czechoslovakia
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • refugee train
    • war hero
    • nazi invasion
    • jewish family
    • kindertransport
    • jewish refugee
    • 1930s
    • semi-biographical
    • pre-war
    • jewish history
    • jews
    • nazi germany
    • jews in hiding
    • dramatic
    • jewish child
    • jewish community
    • biopic