Children of Men
Presenting a bleak, harrowing, and yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future,
i Children of Men
i0 is a riveting cautionary tale of potential things to come. Set in the crisis-ravaged future of 2027, and based on the atypical 1993 novel by British mystery writer P.D. James, the anxiety-inducing, action-packed story is set in a dystopian England where humanity has become infertile (the last baby was born in 2009), immigration is a crime, refugees (or "fugees") are caged like animals, and the world has been torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism, and political rebellion. In this seemingly hopeless landscape of hardscrabble survival, a jaded bureaucrat named Theo (Clive Owen) is drawn into a desperate struggle to deliver Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey), the world's only pregnant woman, to a secret group called the Human Project that hopes to discover a cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency, Theo, Kee, and their secretive allies endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare, and director Alfonso Cuaron (with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki) capture the action with you-are-there intensity. There's just enough humor to balance the film's darker content (much of it coming from Michael Caine, as Theo's aging hippie cohort), and although
i Children of Men
i0 glosses over many of the specifics about its sociopolitical worst-case scenario (which includes Julianne Moore in a brief but pivotal role), it's still an immensely satisfying, pulse-pounding vision of a future that represents a frightening extrapolation of early 21st-century history.
i --Jeff Shannon
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| title: |
Children of Men |
| theatricalDate: |
05-01-2007 |
| stars: |
Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi
Michelle Hussain
Rob Curling
Jon Chevalier
Rita Davies |
| purchase date: |
02-11-2007 |
| publisher: |
Universal Studios |
| published: |
27-03-2007 |
| price: |
$19.98 |
| net Rating: |
3.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
110 |
| last lookup time: |
215749568 |
| genre: |
Suspense
Mystery
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Drama
Action & Adventure
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Alfonso Cuaron
DVD |
| fullTitle: |
Children of Men (Widescreen Edition) |
| features: |
AC-3
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
DVD-Video
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC
1.85:1 |
| director: |
Alfonso Cuarón |
| currentValue: |
$4.52 |
| created: |
215749568 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B000N6TX1I
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