
A boy's journey. A mother's love. Miles of burning city between them.
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.
- 6.0
- 2024
- Released
- 2h 0m

Elliott Heffernan
George
Saoirse Ronan
Rita
Benjamin Clementine
Ife
Paul Weller
Gerald
Stephen Graham
Albert
Harris Dickinson
Jack
Kathy Burke
Beryl
Leigh Gill
Michael Davies
Mica Ricketts
Jess
CJ Beckford
Marcus
Alex Jennings
Victor Smythe
Joshua McGuire
Clive
Hayley Squires
Tilda
Erin Kellyman
Doris
Sally Messham
Agnes
Josef Altin
Harvey
Sandra Huggett
Sarah
Thea Achillea
Cathy
Grahame Fox
Eric
David Kirkbride
Frank
Tommy Daley
Ian
Thomas Aitch
Tommy
Charlie Hodson-Prior
Archie
Fraser Holmes
Arthur
Gavi Singh Chera
Mandeep Singh
Gerard Monaco
Air Raid Warden
Max Gold
Isaac
Matt Bardock
Sid
Lizzie Hopley
Mavis
Heather Craney
Ruby
Christopher Chung
Fred
Patrick Buckley
Street Cricket Player
Linton Kwesi Johnson
The Oracle
John Mackay
Police Inspector
Liam Smith
Underground Shelter Crowd
Sue Maund
Underground Shelter Crowd
Steve Paget
Underground Shelter Crowd
Jonathan Kemp
BBC Producer
Jim Conway
Train Steward
Charlie Irwin
Boy on Train
Rufus Bateman
Boy on Train
Mickey McAnulty
Luggage Rack Boy
Lacey Leigh Payne
Girl on Train
Blake Williams
Street Cricket Player
Isaac Highams
Street Cricket Players
Tony Turner
BBC Presenter
Jack Shalloo
Fireman Campbell
Shaun Mason
Fireman Davies
Lisa Ronaghan
Factory Protester
Janet Greaves
Factory Protester
Grace Boyle
Factory Protester
Gracie Cochrane
Young Girl in Field
Ciara Baxendale
Locker Room Woman
Anne Bird
Locker Room Woman
Jack Bence
Policeman at Dancehall
Tom Padley
Policeman at Dancehall
Lizzie Roper
Woman Bus Conductor
Tim Treloar
Policeman at Hamleys
David Moorst
Sailor in Bar
Kenny Fullwood
Sailor in Bar
Jonathan Dryden Taylor
Man at Front Door
Robert Whitelock
Government Shelter Warden
Dominic Coleman
Government Shelter Warden
Bryony Hannah
Brenda Watson
Jay Simpson
Timothy Ashdown
Ella Dunlop
Lavender Merchant
Johanna Allitt
Lavender Merchant
Neal Barry
Bakery Shop Owner
Andrew Caley
News Vendor
Calum Callaghan
Air Raid Warden
Jem Wall
Lost Property Registrar
Gary Bates
Jobsworth Official
Oengus MacNamara
Market Vendor
Will Atiomo
Gigolo
Andrea Gordon
Middle Aged Woman
Ben Felton
Sous Chef
Natasha Arancini
Engaged Girlfriend
Alicia Grace Turrell
Engaged Dinner Companion
Natalie Quarry
Engaged Dinner Companion
Duncan Airlie James
Agitated Man
Heather Coombs
London Bridge Woman
Ben Fox
Ticket Inspector, London Bridge
John Cummins
Man, London Bridge
Florence Dobson
Stepney Dream Group
Nancy Sullivan
Dream Lead Singer
Mark Field
BBC Radio Producer
Lucy Russell
Volunteer
Alexandra Afryea
Nurse (uncredited)
Gianni Calchetti
Billiard Punter (uncredited)
Stuart Cooke
Passerby (uncredited)
Nigel Finnissy
Police Warden (uncredited)
Jean-Pascal Heynemand
Munitions factory manager (uncredited)
Ty Hurley
Train Inspector (uncredited)
Tim Faraday
ARP Warden with Cat
Cache Thake
Community Hall member



























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Reviews
Major historic events often provide solid foundations for epic cinematic storytelling, although the success achieved at this depends greatly on the expertise of the writers and directors who execute these projects. One might readily expect such an outcome from a production chronicling the events surrounding the London Blitz, the German air assault that devastated the city in a series of relentless
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/blitz-review-beautifully-crafted-emotionally-hollow/ "Blitz is technically competent and offers isolated moments of genuine emotion, but it falls short in character development and thematic exploration. Steve McQueen delivers a visually engaging film with a promising central performance by Elliott Heffernan but struggles to escape the clich

With the Nazi bombs raining down around them, single mum "Rita" (Saoirse Ronan) has to take the difficult decision to evacuate her son "George" (Elliott Heffernan) from the London home they share with her father (Paul Weller). He isn't keen and so jumps from the moving train and tries to make it back home through a city populated by some kindly people and some Dickensian-style villains - and he en

Steve McQueen's _Blitz_ is an incredibly watchable and engaging film that vividly portrays wartime London. Through his lens, McQueen challenges the commonly held notion that Londoners weathered the horrors of the Blitz with unwavering cheer, a stiff upper lip, and unity. Instead, _Blitz_ underscores the complex layers of a city already defined by its diversity, which McQueen portrays as teeming wi











