One Life

Happy New Year! I have the perfect New Year’s Day activity for you — go see this film!

One Life is the true story of how Nicholas Winton helped save 669 children in Prague on the eve of World War II. Anthony Hopkins plays Winton to perfection, who by all accounts was a quiet, unassuming man who accomplished extraordinary things.

In a world of performative activism, One Life reminds us of what we can accomplish when actually do something instead of just talk about the problem. Winton was a regular guy who did what he could. He was a hero who wanted no part of heroics.

Go see it! You’re welcome!

I saw One Life a few weeks ago at the Made in Prague Festival in London. The Q&A that followed was with the writers, Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, as well as Nicholas Winton’s son, Nicky.