The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children is a 2020 British biographical drama film based on the true story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere. The film follows the children and staff of a camp set up on the Calgarth Estate in Troutbeck Bridge, near Lake Windermere, England, where the survivors were helped to rebuild their lives and integrate into British society. The project was led by child psychologist Jock Lawrence, played by Iain Glen, and was a groundbreaking effort to provide support and care to these traumatized children. The film tells a powerful and hopeful story of kindness, compassion, and resilience in the face of unimaginable hardship.