• Director(s)

    Steve McQueen

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    01/11/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine

Film

Blitz

moderate threat, injury detail, violence, racism, sex, strong language

Depicting the stark reality of war-torn London, a resilient young evacuee embarks on a dangerous journey home to his mother in this moving British historical drama which features a theme of racism and some distressing scenes.…

Depicting the stark reality of war-torn London, a resilient young evacuee embarks on a dangerous journey home to his mother in this moving British historical drama which features a theme of racism and some distressing scenes.

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violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

dangerous behaviour

theme

  • Director(s)

    Steve McQueen

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    01/11/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine

moderate threat, injury detail, violence, racism, sex, strong language
Classified Date:
04/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
violence
A scene of racist violence sees a Black man being beaten by a gang and subsequently roughly handled and dragged away by police officers. A boy is slapped hard across the face by a criminal who then repeatedly hits himself in the face in a disturbing manner.
threat and horror
Sustained and intense sequences of threat occur, such as scenes in which people, including children, are caught in life-threatening situations as they face explosions, bombings, collapsing buildings and potential drownings. A boy is abducted by a villainous gang who force him to commit crimes and aggressively threaten him with violence.
language
Infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is use of the two finger gesture.
sex
A couple are briefly heard having sex in a tube station; however, most of the detail is masked. References are made to adultery.
discrimination
Reflecting the time period in which the film is set, there are scenes of racism directed at Black and Asian people who are called 'monkey', 'animal' and 'black bastard'. A boy is racially abused and bullied by other children. A Black man is attacked in a racially motivated beating which is condoned by racist police officers. On the whole, however, discrimination is clearly condemned and comparisons are made between these attitudes and Hitler's oppressive regime.
injury detail
A disturbing sequence depicts a menacing gang callously looting and robbing dead, bloodied bodies of their possessions in the aftermath of a bombing. Bodies are also seen being stretchered out of the debris of collapsed buildings.
dangerous behaviour
Children dangerously climb onto the top of a moving train and jump from carriages, risking their lives. This behaviour clearly carries a cautionary message as it results in an upsetting child fatality.
theme
A young boy is distressingly hit by a train; however, visual detail is discreet. There are other upsetting moments in which people are discovered dead in the aftermath of bombings, and when a boy is separated from his mother.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
19/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution

  • Classified date

    04/10/2024

  • Language

    English