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Summary:

London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant. These three set out on a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to the Human Project with hope that they can discover the cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency this small group must endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare.

Contributors:

Owen, Clive, actor

Moore, Julianne, actor

Caine, Michael, actor

Ejiofor, Chiwetel, actor

Hunnam, Charlie, 1980-, actor

Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28-, producer

Newman, Eric, producer

Shor, Hilary, producer

Smith, Iain, producer

Smith, Tony, producer

Cuarón, Alfonso, screenwriter, director

Sexton, Timothy J., 1959-, screenwriter

Arata, David, screenwriter

Fergus, Mark, screenwriter

Ostby, Hawk, screenwriter

Lubezki, Emmanuel

Rodriguez, Alex

Tavener, John

James, P. D.

Universal Pictures (Firm)

Strike Entertainment (Firm)

Hit & Run Productions

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

Includes French and Spanish dubbed versions and English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Children of men. [by James, P.D.]

Subjects:

End of the world — Drama

Infertility, Male — Drama

Twenty-first century — Drama

History teachers — Drama

Oxford (England) — Drama

End of the world

Infertility, Male

Twenty-first century

History teachers

England — Oxford

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Science fiction films

Action and adventure films

Dystopian films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.

Performers:

Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editors, Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Rodríguez ; music, John Tavener ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designers, Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland ; special effects supervisor, Paul Corbould ; visual effects supervisors, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber.

General Notes:

Based on the novel by P.D. James.
Special features: Deleted scenes; featurettes.
Venice Film Festival, 2006: Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution (Emmanuel Lubezki) ; Laterna Magica Prize (Alfonso Cuarón).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

CHI 2006 DVD
DVD 7121

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 025193251329
Publisher Number, Universal Pictures: 61032513

OCLC Numbers:

81305113