One Life (2023 film)

One Life is a 2023 biographical drama film about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, starring Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn as Winton.[2] The film follows Winton as he looks back on his past efforts to help groups of Jewish children in German-occupied Czechoslovakia to hide and flee in 1938–39, just before the beginning of World War II. It also stars Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles.

One Life
Directed byJames Hawes
Screenplay by
Based onIf It’s Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton
by Barbara Winton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZac Nicholson
Edited byLucia Zucchetti
Music byVolker Bertelmann
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) (TIFF)
  • 1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) (United Kingdom)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023, and its European premiere at the 2023 London Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures.[3][4][1]

Synopsis

A British stockbroker visits Czechoslovakia in the late 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.

Cast

Production
The movie set of One Life at Prague Main Railway Station
The film set of One Life at Prague Main Railway Station

In September 2020 Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn were announced as being attached to a bio-pic about Nicholas Winton called One Life. From a Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake screenplay, Aisling Walsh was set to direct with See-Saw Films and BBC Film producing through executive producers Rose Garnett and Simon Gillis, and producers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Joanna Laurie. FilmNation Entertainment and Cross City Films were to be managing international sales.[5] In September 2022 it was revealed that James Hawes was attached to direct his feature film debut whilst Helena Bonham Carter had joined the cast as Winton’s mother, Babi Winton. It was also revealed that Guy Heeley was on board as producer and that the screenplay was based on the book If It’s Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, written by his daughter Barbara Winton. Also announced as joining the cast were Jonathan Pryce, Romola Garai and Alex Sharp.[6] Filming took place in London in September 2022,[7] with principal photography also taking place in Prague.[8][9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11]

References
  1. Goodfellow, Melanie (11 August 2023). "James Hawes' 'One Life' Starring Anthony Hopkins As "British Schindler" Heads To London Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. "Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter Join World War II Drama 'One Life'". Collider. September 2022.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-07-24). "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. "James Hawes' One Life, starring Anthony Hopkins, announced as American Express Gala film at the 67th BFI London Film Festival". BFI. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. "Anthony Hopkins & Johnny Flynn To Star In Holocaust Drama 'One Life' About Nicholas Winton, Who Saved 669 Children From The Nazis; See-Saw & FilmNation Launch For Toronto Market". Deadline. 9 September 2020.
  6. "Helena Bonham Carter Joins Anthony Hopkins And Johnny Flynn In Holocaust Rescue Drama 'One Life'; 'Black Mirror' Director James Hawes To Make Feature Debut". Deadline. September 2022.
  7. "Now Filming in London: September 2022". Filmlondon.org.
  8. "Nicholas Winton biopic 'One Life', with Anthony Hopkins, to shoot in Prague this autumn". Praguereporter.com.
  9. "One Life films in Prague and UK with Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn". KFTV.com.
  10. "One Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  11. "One Life". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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