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Children of Men (2006)

R   |    |  Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

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In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

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Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars.

Another 49 wins & 84 nominations.

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12 September 2006 | jflet
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| Carefully crafted piece of work
This year I attended for the first time the Venice Film Festival in Italy. I was of course quite excited and bought tickets to some screenings of a few different films I found interesting. Initially Children of Men wasn't in my plans but I was convinced by a friend who was very enthusiastic about it. Now I say I'm glad I bought the tickets! What an amazing film this is. The science fiction genre is just a coat to project into the future the horrors and problems of our current days and many films attempt that ending up, in most cases, failing. This one however succeeds. Succeeds indeed but not only in this... The film blew away nearly everyone in the audience as one of the best action movies we have seen lately, with extremely exciting and brutal chases, gun fights, etc. Don't be put off by this though, the film is as good as it is not because of the action sequences but its amazingly emotional and touching story. The performances of the cast is impressive especially Clive Owen and the newcomer Claire Hope Ashitey who throughout the film develop the relationship between their characters and it's such a joy to see the development. I'm not very good at writing reviews so I think I'll stop know, but I had at least to transmit something to everyone who might be interested in watching this film. Don't pass this one, you won't regret it. In my view one of the few excellent films released this year.

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Trivia

This movie never explains the reason for the infertility. This has been attributed to Cuarón's dislike for expository film: "There's a kind of cinema I detest, which is a cinema that is about exposition and explanations." He once said. "It's become a medium for lazy readers. Cinema is a hostage of narrative. And I'm very good at narrative as a hostage of cinema."

Quotes

Newsreader: Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle.
Newsreader: The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques.
Newsreader: The Homeland Security bill is ratified. After eight years, British borders will remain closed. The deportation of illegal immigrants will ...

Goofs

When Theo is having dinner with Nigel, the wires appear to be missing from Alex's hand. In the next close-up, the wires are back.

Crazy Credits

At the very end, one can read "Shanti, Shanti, Shanti" with children shouting and laughing on the soundtrack, which can be heard repeatedly throughout the end credits. This is the last line of T.S. Eliot's 1922 poem "The Wasteland." "Shanti" means "peace" in Sanskrit.

Soundtracks

Elizabethan Serenade (Where the Gentle Avon Flows)
Written by Ronald Binge
Performed by Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra
Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

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Plot Summary

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Genres

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

5 January 2007

Language

English, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Arabic, Georgian, Russian, Serbian

Country of Origin

USA, UK, Japan

Filming Locations

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

$76,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$501,003 31 December 2006

Gross USA:

$35,552,383

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$70,595,464

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