One Life — Official Trailer

added: Wed, Jan 24th '24

Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins takes on the lead role in this new British drama, portraying an ordinary British man whose life takes an unexpected and transformative turn during a live TV appearance.

Check out the official trailer for "One Life," a film based on the extraordinary true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who is often referred to as the "British Schindler." As a young man in the months leading up to World War II, Winton undertook a heroic mission by rescuing 669 Jewish children in Czechoslovakia from the clutches of the Nazis.

Johnny Flynn, from "The Outfit," plays the younger Nicky Winton in flashback sequences, while Hopkins embodies an elderly Winton. In 1988, Winton receives an invitation to appear on a live episode of the BBC television show "That's Life!" This event leads to the most significant surprise of his life, as he finally discovers the fate of the children he saved so many years ago.

The film boasts an impressive supporting cast, including Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Ziggy Heath, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, and Samantha Spiro.

Directed by British TV helmer James Hawes, known for his work on shows like "Slow Horses," "The Alienist," and "Black Mirror," "One Life" was released earlier this month in the U.K. and is now set to open in U.S. theaters on March 15th. Watch the U.S. trailer, above.

synopsis:
Based on the book If It's Not Impossible... : The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, ONE LIFE tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It's not until the BBC show "That's Life!" re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried -- all the while skyrocketing from anonymity to a national hero.

directed by James Hawes

starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Ziggy Heath, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro

release date March 15, 2024 (in U.S. theaters)