ENCOUNTERS

Jonathan Wright

DIARY HISTORY COOKBOOK Victorian Christmas pudding CITIES Delhi, India FILM A child's war When the Luftwaffe targeted Britain's cities, it was all too clear to many parents that their children needed to be sent to safety – but this act often caused heartbreaking schisms, as Blitz reflects. This new film depicts the odyssey of an evacuee, nine-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan), who hops off his countrysidebound train to try to find his mother, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and grandfather Gerald (the rock star Paul Weller), in the East End. His journey through a ravaged London will prove perilous. Steve McQueen's latest drama, which received its premiere at the London Film Festival, pulls off the neat trick of evoking the grandest war films from years past while also dealing with contemporary themes such…

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