A young boy, evacuated to the English countryside to escape German bombing, decides to return home to his mother. So begins “The Blitz,” an epic World War II adventure starring Saoirse Ronan and directed by Steve McQueen, and here's how to watch “The Blitz” online and from anywhere using a VPN.

The film follows 9-year-old George (Elliot Heffernan). He, like thousands of other city children during the war, is sent to the relative safety of the countryside by his mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan). Unafraid of the looming bomb threat and determined to reunite with his mother, George embarks on an epic journey back home to East London, motivated by hope despite the danger.

As a film by Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave,” “Widows”), one might expect a bleak film about a family and a country torn apart by war. But if you've seen McQueen's anthology series “Small Axe,” you know his softer side. The film depicts harrowing events such as the flooding of bomb shelters and the looting of the dead after the bombing.

Critics have praised the film, with Empire magazine calling it “reminiscent of the greats of British cinema” and “Saoirse Ronan at her best.” McQueen's latest film is not to be missed. Here's how to watch “The Blitz” online and from

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