Children of Men (2006)
- Directed by
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Genre
- drama film, science fiction film, adventure film, tech noir, post-apocalyptic film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 7,929 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 2027 the world faces collapse because no babies have been born for two decades. A civil servant named Theo Faron helps a refugee named Kee who is the first pregnant woman in years. They try to escape the violent chaos of a crumbling Britain.
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What happens
Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel The Children of Men, was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredited contributions. The film is set in 2027, when two decades of human infertility have left human civilisation on the brink of collapse. Asylum seekers seek sanctuary in the United Kingdom, where they are subjected to detention, deportation and execution by the government. Owen plays civil servant Theo Faron, who tries to help refugee Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) escape the chaos. Children of Men also stars Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine. The film was released by Universal Pictures on 22 September 2006, in the UK and on 25 December in the US. Despite the limited release and lack of any clear marketing strategy during awards season by the film's distributor, Children of Men received critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction, and innovative single-shot action sequences. While it underperformed at the box office, it was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Production Design, and for three Saturn Awards, winning Best Science Fiction Film. The film has received enduring acclaim and has been frequently cited as one of the best dystopian films and often lauded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s, and of the 21st century. It was voted 13th in a BBC critics' poll on the best films released between 2000 and 2016 by film critics from around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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