Directed by Steve McQueen, Blitz follows George’s epic journey, played by Elliott Heffernan. He’s a 9-year-old World War II London boy whose mother Rita, played by Saoirse Ronan, sends him to safety in the English countryside.
George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald, played by Paul Weller, in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril. At the same time, a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
Other movies directed by McQueen:
Occupied City
12 Years a Slave
Red, White and Blue