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. (Courtesy Apple TV+, 2024)
The Cast:
Saoirse Ronan
Elliott Heffernan
Harris Dickinson
Benjamin Clementine
Kathy Burke
Paul Weller
Stephen Graham
Leigh Gill
Mica Ricketts
CJ Beckford
Alex Jennings
Joshua McGuire
Hayley Squires
Erin Kellyman
Sally Messham
Production Credits:
Written and directed by Academy and BAFTA Award-winning McQueen, McQueen’s Lammas Park produces alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer for New Regency, with producers Anita Overland and Adam Somner.
Premiere Date:
It premiered Friday, November 22nd, 2024 on Apple TV+.
Movies And Specials: 'Blitz'
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- By Rick Ellis