BLITZ

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.

“In some ways, Blitz is both of its time and timeless. For those who remember, it might remind them of Children Film Foundation films. There’s also a Dickensian quality to this solidly crafted period film.” – Globe and Mail

“Ronan and Heffernan invest fully in their characters’ life-and-death narrative. Viewers will, too, because everything in the movie works as one to pull every string we have as spectators.” – Chicago Tribune