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Nicky's Family(Nickyho rodina)

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Slovakia, Czech Republic · 2011
1h 36m
Director Matej Mináč
Starring Ben Abeles, Tenzin Gyatso, Klára Issová, Joe Schlesinger
Genre Documentary, Drama

An ordinary British stockbroker, Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. For more than half a century aferwards, Winton did not speak about these events with anyone—now, his story is shared through a combination of dramatizations and interviews with the children and Winton himself.

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Village Voice by

It's a shame the way the film's narrative is undermined by long stretches of soulless re-enactments, by a well-meaning but energy-sapping final tribute, and by haphazard storytelling.

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New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme

It’s a compelling story, and Minac has told it before, notably in 2002’s “The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton.” This new documentary seems aimed at a classroom audience.

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Slant Magazine by Rob Humanick

This is a powerful chapter in our human history, but it's made melodramatic and dull through Matej Minac's indulgence of hokey reenactments and sound-augmented archival footage.

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