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Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz,’ Starring Saoirse Ronan, to Close New York Film Festival
Steve McQueen's historical drama "Blitz," starring Saoirse Ronan, has been selected to close the 62nd New York Film Festival.
Written and directed by McQueen, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “12 Years a Slave,” the World War II-set “Blitz” follows a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing. Many of McQueen’s prior films have played at NYFF, including “12 Years a Slave,” the Michael Fassbender-led “Hunger,” anthology “Lovers Rock” and documentary “Occupied City.” “’Blitz’ is a vivid and visceral depiction of life during wartime, a meticulous historical account that resonates unmistakably with our current age of endless war,” said Dennis Lim, New York Film Festival’s artistic director.
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