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

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.

bleakurgenttensevisceralgrittysoberingsuspenseful

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)

Trailer

More like this

• Interstellar (2014)
• 2073 (2024)
• Aquí (2026)
• 28 Years Later (2025)
• The End of It (2026)
• The Last House (2026)
• Things to Come (1936)
• Sunshine (2007)