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06 Sept 2025

In Pictures: Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz opens BFI London Film Festival

In Pictures: Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz opens BFI London Film Festival

Blitz, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen, has launched the 68th BFI London Film Festival.

The Second World War-set film stars Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan as a mother and son, alongside Stephen Graham, Paul Weller, Benjamin Clementine, Harris Dickinson and Kathy Burke.

The cast arrived at London’s Royal Festival Hall for the film’s world premiere:

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