A boy’s journey. A mother’s love. Miles of burning city between them.
In World War II, 9-year-old George is sent from his home in East London to safety of the English countryside by his mother, Rita. But George is defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather, Gerald. He embarks on an adventurous journey, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
Epic war-time drama from Academy Award Winner Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame), starring Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Paul Weller, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, and Hayley Squires.
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