It follows a 9-year-old boy named George, played by the captivating newcomer Elliott Heffernan. It’s 1940, and as the nightly air raids grow worse and worse, George’s mother, Rita, played by a ...

On Sept. 7, 1940 — 80 years ago tonight — the German air force launched a massive series of attacks on London that would go on for 56 of the next 57 days and nights. The plan was to destroy the Royal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Blitz", starring Saoirse Ronan as a mother in 1940s London during German bombing raids, is out in cinemas before a streaming ...

From Empire of the Sun to Au Revoir les Enfants, there’s been no shortage of films that show us World War II through the eyes of a child. Youthful innocence can magnify the horrors of war, as it does ...

In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to protect her young son as... A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' ...