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BFI London Film Festival - Opening Night Film, World Premiere

From the director of the Oscar-winning Twelve Years a Slave...

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 mum 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.

Rating Information:

moderate threat, injury detail, violence, racism, sex, strong language

Run time:

120 mins

Year of release:

2024

Company:

Altitude Films

Director:

Steve McQueen

Cast:

Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Paul Weller, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, and Hayley Squires

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