Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz,’ Starring Saoirse Ronan, to Close New York Film Festival
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Steve McQueen’s historical drama “Blitz,” starring Saoirse Ronan, has been selected to close the 62nd New York Film Festival.
The movie will make its North American premiere on Oct. 10 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Apple Original Films is backing “Blitz,” which will open in theaters on Nov.
1 ahead of its global premiere on Apple TV+ on Nov. 22. Written and directed by McQueen, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “12 Years a Slave,” the World War II-set “Blitz” follows a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing.
It tells the story from the perspectives of working-class single mother Rita (Ronan) and her 9-year-old son George (newcomer Elliott Heffernan) as they become separated within the labyrinth of a city under siege. “It is with immense pride, gratitude, and fondness that I’m able to return to the New York Film Festival with ‘Blitz,’” said McQueen.
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