In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.
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Elliott Heffernan as George
Saoirse Ronan as Rita
Harris Dickinson as Jack
Benjamin Clémentine as Ife
Kathy Burke as Beryl
Paul Weller as Gerald
Stephen Graham as Albert
Leigh Gill as Michael Davies
Mica Ricketts as Jess
CJ Beckford as Marcus
Alex Jennings as Victor Smythe
Joshua McGuire as Clive
Hayley Squires as Tilda
Erin Kellyman as Doris
Sally Messham as Agnes
Josef Altin as Harvey
Sandra Huggett as Sarah
Thea Achillea as Cathy
Grahame Fox as Eric
David Kirkbride as Frank
Tommy Daley as Ian
Thomas Aitch as Tommy
Charlie Hodson-Prior as Archie
Fraser Holmes as Arthur
Gavi Singh Chera as Mandeep Singh
Gerard Monaco as Air Raid Warden
Max Gold as Isaac
Matt Bardock as Sid
Lizzie Hopley as Mavis
Heather Craney as Ruby
Christopher Chung as Fred
Patrick Buckley as Street Cricket Player
Linton Kwesi Johnson as The Oracle
John Mackay as Police Inspector
Adam Somner as Station Inspector
Liam Smith as Underground Shelter Crowd
Sue Maund as Underground Shelter Crowd
Steve Paget as Underground Shelter Crowd
Jonathan Kemp as BBC Producer
Jim Conway as Train Steward
Charlie Irwin as Boy on Train
Rufus Bateman as Boy on Train
Mickey McAnulty as Luggage Rack Boy
Lacey Leigh Payne as Girl on Train
Blake Williams as Street Cricket Player
Isaac Highams as Street Cricket Players
Tony Turner as BBC Presenter
Jack Shalloo as Fireman Campbell
Shaun Mason as Fireman Davies
Lisa Ronaghan as Factory Protester
Janet Greaves as Factory Protester
Grace Boyle as Factory Protester
Gracie Cochrane as Young Girl in Field
Ciara Baxendale as Locker Room Woman
Anne Bird as Locker Room Woman
Jack Bence as Policeman at Dancehall
Tom Padley as Policeman at Dancehall
Lizzie Roper as Woman Bus Conductor
Tim Treloar as Policeman at Hamleys
David Moorst as Sailor in Bar
Kenny Fullwood as Sailor in Bar
Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Man at Front Door
Robert Whitelock as Government Shelter Warden
Dominic Coleman as Government Shelter Warden
Bryony Hannah as Brenda Watson
Jay Simpson as Timothy Ashdown
Ella Dunlop as Lavender Merchant
Johanna Allitt as Lavender Merchant
Neal Barry as Bakery Shop Owner
Andrew Caley as News Vendor
Calum Callaghan as Air Raid Warden
Jem Wall as Lost Property Registrar
Gary Bates as Jobsworth Official
Oengus MacNamara as Market Vendor
Will Atiomo as Gigolo
Andrea Gordon as Middle Aged Woman
Ben Felton as Sous Chef
Natasha Arancini as Engaged Girlfriend
Alicia Grace Turrell as Engaged Dinner Companion
Natalie Quarry as Engaged Dinner Companion
Duncan Airlie James as Agitated Man
Heather Coombs as London Bridge Woman
Sandra Huggett as London Bridge Woman
Ben Fox as Ticket Inspector, London Bridge
John Cummins as Man, London Bridge
Florence Dobson as Stepney Dream Group
Nancy Sullivan as Dream Lead Singer
Mark Field as BBC Radio Producer
Lucy Russell as Volunteer
Alexandra Afryea as Nurse (uncredited)
Pierre Bergman as Pub Punter (uncredited)
Gianni Calchetti as Billiard Punter (uncredited)
Stuart Cooke as Passerby (uncredited)
Nigel Finnissy as Police Warden (uncredited)
Jean-Pascal Heynemand as Munitions factory manager (uncredited)