Community Cinema - One Life

Occuring
Thursday 16 May 2024 Thursday at for 2 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham
Address
High Street Gillingham, SP8 4AW, United Kingdom

Gillingham Community Cinema screening of ‘One Life’, starring Anthony Hopkins, in the Vicarage School Room. Tickets £6 from 07817 379006.

The true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realized it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it's 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It's not until a live BBC television show, 'That's Life', surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children - now adults - that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.

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c/o The Rectory,
High Street,
Gillingham,
Dorset

SP8 4AJ
Benefice Administrator
01747 821598
What's on

Community Cinema - One Life

Occuring
Thursday 16 May 2024 Thursday at for 2 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham
Address
High Street Gillingham, SP8 4AW, United Kingdom

Gillingham Community Cinema screening of ‘One Life’, starring Anthony Hopkins, in the Vicarage School Room. Tickets £6 from 07817 379006.

The true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realized it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it's 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It's not until a live BBC television show, 'That's Life', surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children - now adults - that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.

Safeguarding

The church of St Mary the Virgin is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of Salisbury’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisors (DSAs) who advise our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services. More information and contact details can be found on our dedicated safeguarding webpage.

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