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Children of Men [DVD] [2006]

Clive Owen (Actor), Julianne Moore (Actor), Alfonso Cuarón (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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Format Anamorphic, PAL, Digital Sound, Widescreen, Dolby
Contributor Peter Mullan, Michael Caine, Clive Owen, Danny Huston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Alfonso Cuarón, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam See more
Language English, German
Runtime 1 hour and 45 minutes

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Futuristic sci-fi drama about a world in which humans have almost completely lost the ability to procreate and the search for any remaining specimen that can. It's the year 2027 and earth's youngest human being, at 18, has just died. Extinction seems a certainty, aided by the fact that wars are now waged continually between desperate nationalistic factions. Set against the backdrop of London, Clive Owen plays Theo, a former activist now bureaucrat informed of the discovery a lone pregnant woman - ostensibly earth's last hope. The challenge is to deliver her from harm to a place where her baby can be delivered safely. Understandably, there is more than one of the warring factions that would benefit from getting their hands on her.

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Presenting a bleak, harrowing, and yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future, Children of Men 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 humour to balance the film's darker content (much of it coming from Michael Caine, as Theo's aging hippie cohort), and although Children of Men 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. --Jeff Shannon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, German
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23 x 19 x 1.8 cm; 80 g
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ None
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 0709E5M5G42
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Alfonso Cuarón
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL, Anamorphic, Dolby, Widescreen, Digital Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 19 Mar. 2007
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, German, Italian, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ German (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures UK
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000NJM27M
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 999 ratings

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  • J.Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not for young children.......
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2025
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    Excellent film. Uncanny!!! It's portraying what our world will be like very soon?
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  • Michael Fletcher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thinking of the future
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2025
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    Dystopian novel totally unlike anything else written by P.D. James, but insightful and thought provoking.
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  • Josie Gabriel-Barrett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Children of Men
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2010
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    Children of Men was shown in limited cinemas on Christmas Day in 2006; an appropriate day for a story of the re-birth of the human race. The film's opening credits flash onto a black screen with a newsreader voice off announcing the death of baby Diego, at eighteen, the youngest person on the planet. Newspaper cuttings confirm the progressive downfall of humanity and posters state that `avoiding fertility tests is a crime'. Graffiti proclaims the growing threat of an uprising. Britain is the only country in the world not fallen into total chaos. However, all foreigners are now considered illegal immigrants, are termed Fugees hunted down and placed in cages or sent to live in refugee shanty camps. The government hands out anti depressants and Quietus kits for the gentle suicide with the slogan `you decide when'. Fear is mobilized by political groups such as the Renouncers who preach that infertility is God's punishment. Society is running down with no reason to maintain it. Rubbish litters the filthy streets, schools fall into ruin and despite being set in the future of 2027 it looks as if no advancements have been made in many years. This perhaps is the brilliance behind the film; it is a futuristic, dystopian world that still feels genuine and reflects so many parallels already inherent in today's society.
    As the film begins there is mass mourning, Princess Diana style, for the loss of Diego and a high pitched, uncomfortable whistling sound that we realise is Theo's ears ringing from a bomb that explodes in the café he has just left. Theodore Faron is not the archetypal hero, he blunders clumsily through the film, an unshaven, alcoholic living like a zombie, his previous activist nature turned passive with the knowledge that the human race is doomed to be extinct. He flippantly states that the cigarettes he smokes are `not killing him yet'. Flip-flops are not the usual foot attire for the champion protector, yet Theo limps to the end on his damaged feet.
    Throughout the film there is constant Christian subtext: Kee reveals her swollen belly to Theo in a straw filled barn. She is being shepherded by Julian, leader of the Fishes who strive for equal rights for illegal immigrants. The fish is a symbol of Christianity. Theodore, meaning gift from God, is the only person Julian and Kee trust. Dogs and cats flock to him and we see an assortment of chickens, sheep and a loan deer in his path that imply his Jesus-like status. Miriam, the original Hebrew form of Mary, is the oddly Buddhist midwife, preparing to bring in the new life. Kee jokes that she is a virgin and laughs at Theo's dumbstruck expression; but we are assured that the religious suggestions are merely a way of making this film stand out as apocalyptic. The profanities in the film seem unusually apt as `Jesus Christ' is gasped several times and Theo delivers the first child since 2009 to the words `Oh my God.'
    The film is based on P D James' book, but retains only the bare essentials of its plot. Sadly we miss the vision of women pushing dolls in prams or having christening parties for kittens and Theo's cousin is in fact more than a minister collecting the remnants of art, he is the Warden of England; its sole ruler. Although the book is quieter and more sinister, director Alfonso Cuarón's (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) film gives his audience enough thought provoking detail to balance the high action scenes with sensitive control.
    The film is shot in hazy grey-green monotone, other than the few splashes of red blood that hit the camera in the penultimate scenes. Angelic choirs sing through the sound of gunshot. This is a bleak looking film, desolate, war ridden and broken and yet it carries hope with it in Theo's reluctant awakening. Clive Owen (Croupier, Derailed) as Theo carries this exceptional film, with his brooding stillness complimenting Cuarón's fluid photography in a documentary styled piece. Owen's beautifully unguarded acting style is perfect for the flawed and cynical hero that we trust despite his disenchantment. Michael Caine (The Italian Job, Get Carter) is wonderful as Theo's aging hippie friend.
    The film comes to an end all too soon, with Theo striving to find safety for Kee and the new child on the hospital boat, aptly named the tomorrow, part of the illusive Human Project. We are left wishing there had been more to it, wanting more information about the outcome but ultimately with a sense of sad contemplation but renewed faith in the human condition. As the end credits scroll up to the sound of children's laughter we are assured that hope has prevailed.
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  • vanessa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2024
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    Poignant story. Arrived good condition.
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  • Joseph
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning example of cinematography
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2010
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    I originally heard about this film via my education - and, it took a long time to eventually view the complete film rather then a few minutes in the name of education.

    And, I'm glad I decided to. For it is a stunning film, and is worth viewing even once in your life.

    The story, is dark and thrilling and full of truth of how humanity could evolve with the issue faced. It shows how with problems, development will stop, the world would hault and nothing would evolve and be similar to todays time that only so many clues reveal

    One thing to be congratualated on this film, is its cinematography and wonderful use of cameras. Those who have rated this film low clearly don't understand the paticence and hard work that goes into filming a 12 minute sequence - no cuts, edits, re-takes... one take, one chance, all on one camera. As a media student, and even as a person in the age of portable cameras, doing a perfect take or video of an every day event is near impossible. So managing in a highly detailed scene, with effects and hard hitting truths, takes a director and crew devotion.

    And, the film uses this method because it is not to create an entertaing piece, but more create a documentary. The director admits he wanted this film to feel that real, that he wanted it to be filmed and given that documentary edge. And he worked, ever choice and idea again from camera, sound, editing, characters and setting work to this. Viewing this, I felt like it was possible to happen and understood and connected with the film.

    Sure, the world is perhaps expect, but wake up call, the world if it stops developing won't change no matter who writes, films or creates it. It's going to dirty, grimy and unusable. But recognisable. Have a look at all dystopia films and perhaps you'd understand this, but at least the effort to make the setting similar for those viewing is there instead of completely destrorying for the puprose of following those iconic ideals of the genre.

    I highly recomend this film, as its close to a truth of possibilities, and holds deep editing and camera work to make it more belivable. Those who down rate the film, clearly miss the point of the film and should second thought their view or consider looking at it past it been too depressing or too similar in setting.
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  • César
    5.0 out of 5 stars Genial
    Reviewed in Spain on 25 October 2014
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    Una de las mejores películas de ciencia ficción de los últimos años. Gran reparto y grandes actuaciones además de un trabajo de dirección sobresaliente (la escena del asalto en medio de la carretera es de quitarse el sombrero)
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  • elena grondona
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sarà questo il nostro destino?
    Reviewed in Italy on 18 December 2014
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    Il film non è forse fatto così bene da meritare tante stellette...i personaggi sono disegnati con superficialità, quasi delle scontate macchiette....la trama traballa ed è poco verosimile...eppure è un film che a me cattura e commuove, che riesce a comunicarmi, nonostante le sue limitazioni, una notevole angoscia per il probabile futuro cupo e senza speranza che ci aspetta.
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  • Gilbert Faes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Aankoop Children Of Men Blu-ray
    Reviewed in Belgium on 28 March 2024
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    100 % OK Goede verzending en besteld item beantwoorde volledig aan de beschrijving
    van de verkoper ( uiterst tevreden )
    :-):-):-)
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  • G Man
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great cast, good movie, well worth the watch.
    Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2023
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    Have seen movie before is very good, quite a dark sombre movie with the usual twists.
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  • Ramon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Misma edición que la de España
    Reviewed in Spain on 30 March 2016
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    Cuenta esta ed. UK con sonido castellano dts 5.1. Imagen propia de bluray 1080 p 24 hz. Aunque es una edición sencilla, no se puede pedir más por ese precio. Recomendable.
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