Blitz

Director Steve McQueen, known for the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, delivers another impressive film with Blitz. This gripping war film is set in bomb-ravaged London during World War II. McQueen focuses on ordinary civilians trying to survive in the midst of this chaos, showing how resilience and humanity emerge even in the darkest of times. With a strong cast, including Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, the atmosphere of a war-torn city is made tangible. This festival, you can also catch Ronan in her role as Rona in The Outrun.

Blitz not only offers spectacular visual effects, but also touches on deeper emotional layers. The film, which makes you comtemplate the impact of war - in the past as well in the present - opened this year's BFI London Film Festival.