Children Of Men Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 109 mins
- Year produced:
- 2006
- Director:
- Alfonso Cuaron
- Cast:
- Michael Caine
- Julianne Moore
- Clive Owen
Based on a science-fiction novel by the writer PD James, Children of Men is set in a darkly futuristic Britain where humanity is on the brink of extinction and a sole pregnant woman holds the key to the survival of the species. Against the backdrop of a London torn apart by warring sects there emerges an unlikely champion of earth’s survival in the form of a disillusioned ex-activist (brilliantly played by Clive Owen). A fantastically smart and humane movie from the great Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón (who also made the very different Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), the film deservedly received three Academy Award nominations.
- Average rating:
(2 votes)
Reviews
22 September 2008
Jamie from Wales High School
Children of Men is a moving and heart-breaking tale of infertility, death destruction and violence. The year is 2027 and is set in the UK, the film deals with terrorism, infertility and societal collapse. The UK government is deporting all illegal immigrants from the country and is in a critical state.
During these diificult times, Theo Faron (Clive Owen), a former activist, is left with the arduous task of transpoting Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) a pregnant African refugee.
With the help of Theo’s best friend Jasper(Michael Caine)an aging hippie from the 60’s, his deranged ex-wife Julian (Julianne Moore) head of the ‘Fishes’ a terrrist group which preaches for the rights of ‘every immigrant in Britain’, along with countless other helpers. This story soon become’s a thriller, drama and tragedy all wrapped into one.
I would give the film 4.5/5, mainly because of the plot, charaters and special effects. Overall, a great film, deeply moving, (NOT for the faint hearted).
23 October 2008
Simon from Rawlins Community College
Owen is a fine reluctant hero in the mould of Harrison Ford’s Deckard from Bladerunner although the dystopia here has a social realist quality rather than Scott’s expressionist shimmer. The most memorable aspects are the action sequences executed in frenetically mobile camera long takes, including one which continues with ‘blood’ on the lens and another heart-stopping sequence following a rather neat trick with a ping pong ball.
Fascinating facts
Among the locations in which Children of Men was filmed are the south coast towns of Bexhill and Eastbourne, Battersea Power Station, Aldershot Barracks, Wimbledon Dog Track and Tate Britain.