Set during the London Blitz of World War II, Steve Queen’s harrowing film follows a nine-year-old boy named George as he tries to return to London after being evacuated to the countryside by his mother. In this Goggler exclusive, we spoke to Stephen Graham about preparing for his role as Albert and high society’s response to the London Blitz during the war.
Blitz is now streaming on Apple TV Plus.
Steve McQueen’s Blitz follows the epic journey of George, a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
Written and directed by Academy and BAFTA Award-winning McQueen, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman and Sally Messham.
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