Movie about Nicolas Winton from slovak director is worth to see

A new drama-documentary on the story of Nicholas Winton, the British man who saved houndreds jewish children, from occupied Czechoslovakia had premiere in Prague.

Sir Nicholas, now 101, is in the Czech capital to attend the premiere and meet some of those whose lives he saved.

The story of his remarkable mission came to light in the late 1980s. For 50 years, he told no-one of the transports he had helped organise from Prague across Nazi Germany to London.

Sir Nicholas's involvement in the rescue began in 1938 after the Nazi occupation of the disputed territory of Sudetenland. Having visited refugee camps outside Prague he decided to help children secure British permits in the same way children from other countries had been rescued by "kindertransports".

Sir Nicholas, from Maidenhead in Berkshire, organised a total of eight trains from Prague to London, and helped find foster families for the refugees. A ninth transport - the largest, carrying 250 children - was prevented from leaving by the outbreak of war. None of these children are believed to have survived.

Nicky's Family - the latest in a series of films by Slovak director Matej Minac - promises to shed new light on some of those missing stories. Minac directed a feature film, All My Loved Ones, based on the story as well as an award-winning documentary, The Power of Good. The premiere will also be an opportunity for Sir Nicholas, now 101, to catch up with some of his "children", 20 of whom attended the gala event at the Prague Congress Centre.