10 years after his Oscar, this great director returns with an impressive war film

A family drama in full swing blitz for Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen may have won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2014 for Twelve Years a Slavesince then he has not made a series of films. It took four years before he could discover his fourth feature film, The Widows (2018). So, the director ofHungry (2008) and Shame (2011) proposed a 4h30 documentary, Occupied cityreleased in April 2024. The director is expected to impact a wider audience with his new work titled Blitz. Steve McQueen’s opportunity to discuss Second World War through the adventure of a child. This film is set in London, while the city is under threat of bombing. Rita decides to send her son George to the countryside to protect him, but he decides otherwise, preferring to join his mother. Having learned of the boy’s disappearance, Rita goes to look for him.

We find in the casting of Blitz Saoirse Ronanin the role of the mother, while the son is played by Elliott Heffernan. Discovering the trailer of the feature film (on the front page of an article), we can expect a film of great drama, capable of surprising with its representation of war, and of moving thanks to the the mother/child relationship. The reproduction of the era and the consequences of the war testifies to the considerable resources put at Steve McQueen’s disposal. The film’s budget has not been announced, but lately Apple tends to spend generously on its productions.

When and where to see the film?

It’s really on Apple TV+ that we can discover Blitz. It is obviously a shame that the film cannot benefit from a theatrical release. Especially since for this feature film Steve McQueen collaborated with director of photography Yorick Le Saux, in charge of the photography of Dr. March’s Daughters (2020). The music was composed by Hans Zimmer. Besides, the wait won’t be too long to see Blitz. Apple TV+ will put it online next November 22nd.

Source: Cine Serie

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