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Children of Men
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 and deportation 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. 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.
In 2027, total human infertility has led to wars and global depression, pushing civilization to the brink of collapse as humanity faces extinction. The United Kingdom has transformed into a totalitarian police state in which refugees are arrested and either imprisoned, deported, or executed in concentration camps.
Theo Faron, a former activist turned cynical bureaucrat, is kidnapped by the Fishes, a militant refugee-rights group led by Theo's estranged wife, Julian Taylor; the pair separated after their son's death during a 2008 flu pandemic. Julian offers Theo money to acquire transit papers for a young refugee woman named Kee. Theo only obtains joint transit papers from his cousin, a government minister, and requests to escort Kee in exchange for a larger sum of money, to which Julian agrees. Luke, a Fishes member, drives Theo, Kee, Julian, and former midwife Miriam towards Canterbury, but an armed gang ambushes them and kills Julian. The group escapes from the gang and the police before hiding Julian's body.
At a safe house, Kee reveals to Theo that she is pregnant, making her the only known pregnant woman in the world. Julian intended to take her to the Human Project, a secret scientific research group in the Azores dedicated to curing humanity's infertility. Luke becomes the new leader of the Fishes. That night, Theo eavesdrops and learns that Luke orchestrated Julian's death, while also intending to kill Theo and use Kee's baby as a political tool. Theo, Kee, and Miriam escape to the secluded hideaway of Jasper Palmer, Theo's friend and a former political cartoonist. Jasper lives with his catatonic wife Janice, a former journalist tortured by the government.
The group plans to reach the Human Project ship, the Tomorrow, scheduled to arrive offshore at Bexhill, a notorious refugee detention centre. Jasper arranges for Syd, an immigration officer to whom Jasper sells cannabis, to smuggle them into Bexhill as refugees, from where they can take a rowboat and rendezvous with the Tomorrow. The next day, the Fishes discover Jasper's house, forcing the group to flee. Jasper stays behind to stall them; he euthanizes Janice and their pet dog with poison before being murdered by Luke. At an abandoned school, Syd helps Theo, Kee, and Miriam board a bus to the camp. After Kee's water breaks, a guard enters the bus to select people for execution. Miriam distracts him by praying loudly and is taken away; Theo fools him into thinking Kee just soiled herself, after which the guard leaves her alone.
In Bexhill, a Romani woman named Marichka provides Theo and Kee a room, where Kee gives birth to a baby girl. The next day, Syd tells the pair that war has broken out between the British military and the refugees and that the Fishes have infiltrated the camp. He then reveals that Theo and Kee have a bounty on their heads and attempts to capture them. Marichka and Theo subdue Syd, and the group briefly takes shelter with Marichka's friends. Heading for the rowboat, they are ambushed by the Fishes, who capture Kee and the baby. As British troops attack, Theo tracks the Fishes to an apartment building under heavy fire. Theo confronts Luke, who is killed in an explosion, and Theo escorts Kee and the baby out. Awed by the baby, the British soldiers and Fishes temporarily stop fighting and allow the trio to leave. Marichka leads them to the boat but stays behind as they depart.
As British fighter jets bomb Bexhill, Theo and Kee row to the rendezvous point. Theo reveals that he was shot and wounded by Luke earlier; he teaches Kee how to burp her baby. Kee tells him she will name the baby girl Dylan, after Theo's and Julian's lost son. Theo smiles weakly, then loses consciousness as the Tomorrow approaches. As the screen cuts to black, children's laughter is heard.
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Children of Men
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 and deportation 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. 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.
In 2027, total human infertility has led to wars and global depression, pushing civilization to the brink of collapse as humanity faces extinction. The United Kingdom has transformed into a totalitarian police state in which refugees are arrested and either imprisoned, deported, or executed in concentration camps.
Theo Faron, a former activist turned cynical bureaucrat, is kidnapped by the Fishes, a militant refugee-rights group led by Theo's estranged wife, Julian Taylor; the pair separated after their son's death during a 2008 flu pandemic. Julian offers Theo money to acquire transit papers for a young refugee woman named Kee. Theo only obtains joint transit papers from his cousin, a government minister, and requests to escort Kee in exchange for a larger sum of money, to which Julian agrees. Luke, a Fishes member, drives Theo, Kee, Julian, and former midwife Miriam towards Canterbury, but an armed gang ambushes them and kills Julian. The group escapes from the gang and the police before hiding Julian's body.
At a safe house, Kee reveals to Theo that she is pregnant, making her the only known pregnant woman in the world. Julian intended to take her to the Human Project, a secret scientific research group in the Azores dedicated to curing humanity's infertility. Luke becomes the new leader of the Fishes. That night, Theo eavesdrops and learns that Luke orchestrated Julian's death, while also intending to kill Theo and use Kee's baby as a political tool. Theo, Kee, and Miriam escape to the secluded hideaway of Jasper Palmer, Theo's friend and a former political cartoonist. Jasper lives with his catatonic wife Janice, a former journalist tortured by the government.
The group plans to reach the Human Project ship, the Tomorrow, scheduled to arrive offshore at Bexhill, a notorious refugee detention centre. Jasper arranges for Syd, an immigration officer to whom Jasper sells cannabis, to smuggle them into Bexhill as refugees, from where they can take a rowboat and rendezvous with the Tomorrow. The next day, the Fishes discover Jasper's house, forcing the group to flee. Jasper stays behind to stall them; he euthanizes Janice and their pet dog with poison before being murdered by Luke. At an abandoned school, Syd helps Theo, Kee, and Miriam board a bus to the camp. After Kee's water breaks, a guard enters the bus to select people for execution. Miriam distracts him by praying loudly and is taken away; Theo fools him into thinking Kee just soiled herself, after which the guard leaves her alone.
In Bexhill, a Romani woman named Marichka provides Theo and Kee a room, where Kee gives birth to a baby girl. The next day, Syd tells the pair that war has broken out between the British military and the refugees and that the Fishes have infiltrated the camp. He then reveals that Theo and Kee have a bounty on their heads and attempts to capture them. Marichka and Theo subdue Syd, and the group briefly takes shelter with Marichka's friends. Heading for the rowboat, they are ambushed by the Fishes, who capture Kee and the baby. As British troops attack, Theo tracks the Fishes to an apartment building under heavy fire. Theo confronts Luke, who is killed in an explosion, and Theo escorts Kee and the baby out. Awed by the baby, the British soldiers and Fishes temporarily stop fighting and allow the trio to leave. Marichka leads them to the boat but stays behind as they depart.
As British fighter jets bomb Bexhill, Theo and Kee row to the rendezvous point. Theo reveals that he was shot and wounded by Luke earlier; he teaches Kee how to burp her baby. Kee tells him she will name the baby girl Dylan, after Theo's and Julian's lost son. Theo smiles weakly, then loses consciousness as the Tomorrow approaches. As the screen cuts to black, children's laughter is heard.