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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

‘People will be disturbed’: Steve McQueen on airing his Grenfell film

Steve McQueen.
McQueen shot the film in December 2017, shortly before the tower was covered with plastic sheeting. Photograph: © Photo James Stopforth

The Oscar-winning film director Steve McQueen is to finally show his unflinching film of the burnt-out ruin of Grenfell Tower, which he hopes will help the push for justice before the sixth anniversary of the disaster.

The 24-minute film, Grenfell, was shot from a helicopter in December 2017, shortly before the charred tower in west London was wrapped in white plastic. Without words or music, McQueen’s camera relentlessly circles the council block, often at close quarters, allowing viewers to see into rooms where people died and white-suited forensic investigators sifting evidence.

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