Blitz
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Release Date
- 8 November 2024
- Genres
- Drama
- Documentary
- Classification description
- 12A
- Directed by
- Steve McQueen
- Starring
- Hayley Squires, Harris Dickinson, Kathy Burke, Elliott Heffernan, Benjamin Clementine, Saoirse Ronan
- Synopsis
Sir Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
CONTENT WARNING: This film contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.