Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2024-11-01) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 BAFTA 5 wins & 30 nominations total |
| Screen: | Steve McQueen |
| Productions: | Working Title Films, New Regency Pictures, Apple Studios, Lammas Park |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3818255: Elliott Heffernan - George
- 36592: Saoirse Ronan - Rita
- 3185383: Benjamin Clementine - Ife
- 208637: Paul Weller - Gerald
- 1115: Stephen Graham - Albert
- 1716493: Harris Dickinson - Jack
- 37759: Kathy Burke - Beryl
Crews
- 2382642: Yariv Milchan - Producer - Production
- 72757: Steve McQueen - Director - Directing
- 72757: Steve McQueen - Screenplay - Writing
- 2236: Tim Bevan - Producer - Production
- 72757: Steve McQueen - Producer - Production
- 2238: Eric Fellner - Producer - Production
- 2086976: Lee Morrison - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
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Reviews
griggs79
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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, _Bl ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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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 trie ....
Continue reading ->Manuel São Bento
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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 ....
Continue reading ->Brent Marchant
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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 chroniclin ....
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