Nicky's Family (2011)

This docudrama tells the story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. Winton, now 102 ... See full summary »

Director:

Matej Minac

Writers:

Matej Minac, Joe Schlesinger (author: of commentary)

Stars:

Ben Abeles, Denisa Augustinova, Martin Bandzak

15 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ben Abeles	...	Self (as Dr. Ben Abeles)
Denisa Augustinova	...	Self
Martin Bandzak	...	Self
Tom Berman	...	Self (as Prof. Tom Berman)
Jirina Bohdalová	...	(voice)
The Dalai Lama	...	Self (as His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
Harry Daniels	...	Self
Lisa Dash-Midwinter	...	Self
Alfred Dubs	...	Self (as Lord Alfred Dubs)
Ruth Federmann	...	Self
Anna Feige-Menin	...	Self
John Fieldsend	...	Self (as Rev. John Fieldsend)
Yarden Frank	...	Self
Joseph Ginat	...	Self
Vera Gissing	...	Self

Storyline

This docudrama tells the story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. Winton, now 102 years old, did not speak about these events with anyone for more than half a century. His exploits would have probably been forgotten if his wife, fifty years later, hadn't found a suitcase in the attic, full of documents and transport plans. Today the story of this rescue is known all over the world. Dozens of Winton's "children" have been found and to this day his family has grown to almost 6,000 people, many of whom have gone on to achieve great things themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

holocaust | reference to nicholas winton | czech history | male name in title | name in title | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Vezmem si ta frajerocka (I'll Wed Thee My Lovely)
written by Otto Kausitz, Ernest Genersich
performed by Bratislava Hot Serenaders & Radosin Naive Theatre

User Reviews

The British Schindler

Nicky Winton now 104 years old is shown to be a key figure in the Kindertransport. This was an active program to move at risk children in the Czech republic, who are sure to be harmed by Hitler's regime changes.

He is able to save 669 children before the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. A lot of these children lost their parents in the concentration camps. Not surprisingly, most of the kids who were not able to get to England also perished in these camps.

There are interviews with the children he brought over and we see them with their families. Due to Sir Winton's actions, his family has grown to over 5,700 persons (survivor, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren).

What struck me is how humble Sir Nicky Winton about all that he did during this operation. For a long time, these children did not know who was responsible for saving their lives, because of his humility.

There is a book being released about Sir Winton in May 2014, I hope the book is as good as this movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [United States]

Country:

Slovakia Czech Republic

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2011 (Slovakia)

Also Known As:

Nicky's Family

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$106,974

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mazl, Trigon Production, W.I.P.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color