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. George, defiant and determined to return home, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril.
2024
Blitz
Australian Premiere.
Director
Steve McQueen
Runtime
116 Minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Nine-year-old George embarks on a perilous journey home to his mother (Saoirse Ronan) during the World War II ‘Blitz’ bombings.
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 mother 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.
Written and directed by Academy and BAFTA Award-winning McQueen, the film stars Academy and BAFTA Award nominee Ronan and newcomer Heffernan, with Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman and Sally Messham rounding out the cast.
BFI London Film Festival, New York Film Festival
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Film Credits
Director
Steve McQueen
Year
2024
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Type
Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
Special Presentations & World Cinema
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen p.g.a., Anita Overland p.g.a., Adam Somner, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan & Michael Schaefer
Writer
Steve McQueen
Cinematographer
Yorick Le Saux
Editor
Peter Sciberras
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine & Paul Weller
Music
Hans Zimmer
Film Source
Apple Studios
Genre
Action, Drama & Suspense
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