Nicky’s Family

About The Film

A stirring tribute to the Englishman dubbed “Britain’s Schindler,” NICKY’S FAMILY illuminates the legacy of a pre-WWII mass rescue of children. In December 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton—then a London stockbroker—masterminded a series of rail-sea transports to save 669 young Czech and Slovak refugees, most of them Jewish and in imminent danger of deportation. Not even Winton’s wife knew of his noble acts until a scrapbook detailing the mission was uncovered in 1988. NICKY’S FAMILY combines newsreels and archival photos with dramatic reenactments narrated by rescued children and Sir Winton himself. The film gains added immediacy as grandchildren of the rescuees and others describe the resulting humanitarian feats Winton inspired. Revisiting the subject of two previous award-winning films, director Matej Minác’s newest entry has claimed Audience Award prizes at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International and Montreal World Film Festivals.