Children of Men envisages a world
one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the
heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's
youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing
the likelihood of its own extinction.
Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and
warring nationalistic sects,
Children of Men follows
disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Clive Owen) as he becomes an
unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last
remaining hope hope--a lone pregnant woman named Kee (newcomer
Clare-Hope Ashitey)--is threatened, this reluctant activist is
forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain
peril.
Directed and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón (
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también),
Children
of Men also stars Julianne Moore as Julian, the leader of an
underground opposition group, and Michael Caine as Jasper.
The film is produced by Hilary Shor (
Eye of the Beholder),
Marc Abraham (
Spy Game), Tony Smith (
Beautopia),
Eric Newman (
Dawn of the Dead) and Iain Smith (
Cold
Mountain). It is adapted for the screen by Cuarón &
Timothy J. Sexton (
Live from Baghdad) and David Arata (
Spy
Game) and Mark Fergus (
Iron Man) & Hawk Ostby (
Iron
Man)
©2006 Universal Pictures. All rights reserved.
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