Watch Saoirse Ronan in Stunning First Trailer for ‘Blitz’

WITH Silence on the Western Front Down 1917, Dunkirk Down Saving Private Ryan SavesExplosive, gripping epics about World Wars I and II have long enjoyed a reputation for Oscar-winning films — and now it looks like Oscar winner Steve McQueen’s latest drama, rising Blitz, intends to do the same.

In the lead role: four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan; Beach Rats, Triangle of SadnessAND Girl groundbreaking Harris Dickinson; music legend Paul Weller; This is Englandby Stephen Graham; Crownby Alex Jennings; I, Daniel Blake Hayley Squires; and newcomer Elliott Heffernan, is the moving story of George (Heffernan), a nine-year-old boy caught up in the chaotic bombing of London during World War II, whose mother, Rita (Ronan), sends him to the safety of the English countryside. When he fails to reach his destination, he sets off on a desperate search. Meanwhile, George, rebellious and determined to return home to his mother and grandfather, Gerald (Weller), in East London, sets off on his own adventure—and finds himself in grave danger as he flees crashing planes, collapsing buildings, and falling bombs.