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Nov 2024
22m 57s

Sir Steve McQueen: The power of film

Bbc World Service
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Steve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of films including 12 Years a Slave and Widows. Much of his work has portrayed racial injustice, and his latest film, Blitz, tells the story of a black boy caught up in war-torn London in 1940. His images are often difficult to bear - how important is it not to look away?

Image: Steve McQueen (Credit: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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