Taking my group of young boys to see "One Life" presented an unexpected hurdle, as they weren’t particularly interested in watching a historical movie. However, the film ended up being a compelling account of actual events that made quite an impression. The story centers on a man from England who lived to be 106 years old and spent his life organizing a mission to rescue refugees, ultimately helping close to 700 c…

It's one of those situations where you just have to keep going when there’s an important job to finish. That’s what happened in 1938, when a committed English stockbroker put his own life on hold to help 669 children—most of them Jewish—escape from Prague shortly after the Third Reich took control of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland region, which was the first move toward Germany’s invasion and eventually World War II. N…

This movie, *'One Life'*, brings to mind *'Schindler’s List'*, although it feels more realistic and avoids some of the heightened drama you might expect from a Hollywood production—and that’s not meant as criticism; I think *'Schindler’s List'* is actually better. This new film really gets to you, making it hard not to become invested in the characters. There are numerous emotional moments that pull at your hearts…

Johnny Flynn delivers a solid performance portraying the young Nicholas Winton, a stockbroker who finds himself in Prague at the moment the Nazis take control of the Sudetenland. Witnessing the poverty among children there, he decides, seemingly without fully considering the implications, to collaborate with his colleagues from the British Refugee Council to try and arrange for their relocation to a safer and more ba…

It's another significant WWII narrative that really should be experienced in cinemas with “One Life.” The film doesn’t attempt anything particularly new or innovative, but it tells its story in an engaging way. There are some truly heartbreaking and touching scenes throughout, alongside portrayals of kindness, selflessness, and optimism, all leading to a very moving conclusion that feels like a fitting recognition…