Children of men - Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfonso Cuarón
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Movie propaganda
In 20 years women are infertile. No children. No future. No hope. But all that can change in a heartbeat.
Set in a future where the human race has lost its ability to reproduce, England has descended into chaos, until a strict warden is brought in to institute martial law. That order is challenged however, when Julian (Julianne Moore) discovers she's pregnant, with what would be the first child in 27 years, inspiring a group of revolutionaries. The story centres on Oxford history professor Theodore Faron (Clive Owen), who is her ex-lover. But is he also the baby's father?
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film procreation future law UK science fiction sci-fi SF university sex birth baby thriller mystery
Persons of interest
- Claire-Hope Ashitey .... Kee
- Michael Caine .... Jasper
- Chiwetel Ejiofor .... Luke
- Philip Herbert .... Peter
- Charlie Hunnam .... Patric
- Danny Huston .... Nigel
- Michael Klesic .... Rado
- Jacek Koman .... Tomaz
- Fran Labbe .... Fish
- Maurice Lee .... Fish 1
- Martina Messing .... Fish 2
- Julianne Moore .... Julian
- Peter Mullan .... Syd
- Clive Owen .... Theodore Faron
- Georgette Pallard .... Carmen
- Paul Sharma .... Ian
- Tehmina Sunni .... Zara
- PD James .... Author
- David Arata .... Screenwriter
- Timothy J Sexton .... Screenwriter
- Alfonso Cuarón .... Screenwriter
- Alfonso Cuarón .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Children of men official movie site
- Children of men film production notes (.rtf)
- Children of men QuickTime film trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2007: Nominated: Cinematography, Film editing, Adapted screenplay
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2007: Won: Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Production Design (Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, Jennifer Williams); Nominated: Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Frazer Churchill, Tim Webber, Michael Eames, Paul Corbould)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006: Zabaltegi Perlas/Zabaltegi Pearls
- Venice Film Festival 2006: Won: Persol Style Award (Alfonso Cuarón), Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs), Osella for Best Technical Contribution (Emmanuel Lubezki, Director of Photography)
- Studios and distributors:
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Theatrical report
Wow, I was really moved by this film. Not what I expected at all. In the lead up to it, I couldn't decide between two films, this one and, The wrong man. In the end, I just randomly picked this. I had hoped to feel some level of confidence with my choice but since I had received mixed opinions, including "the most beautiful film I have ever seen..." from the redhead at the video store. The blond said, "I hated it", and the Director of Intelligence suggested it might be "surprisingly good". Good is one word I would use. In conjunction with "deeply moving" and
"sad".
This film really bothered me, it got into my soul, because I could really see this happening in real life, and what's more is that I don't think it's so much fiction as it is a distinct possibility. The largest problem that I have with either post-apocalyptic or near apocalyptic films, is that they tend to be too far-fetched, and way to far into the future, whereas this film puts what's already happening to the world, advances it a couple of decades, and voilà.
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong violence)
Surveillance time
109 minutes (1:49 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 19 October 2006
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