- Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, 2007.
- Year Published: 2007
- Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Language: English
- Format: DVD
ISBN/Standard Number
- 025193251329
Additional Credits
- Abraham, Marc.
- Newman, Eric.
- Shor, Hilary.
- Smith, Iain.
- Smith, Tony.
- Cuarón, Alfonso.
- Sexton, Timothy J., 1959-
- Arata, David.
- Fergus, Mark.
- Ostby, Hawk.
- Owen, Clive.
- Moore, Julianne.
- Caine, Michael.
- Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1976-
- Hunnam, Charlie, 1980-
- Ashitey, Claire-Hope.
- Ferris, Pam.
- Huston, Danny, 1962-
- Mullen, Peter.
- Koman, Jacek, 1956-
- Pellea, Oana.
- Sharma, Paul.
- Klesic, Michael.
- Lubezki, Emmanuel.
- James, P. D.
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Strike Entertainment (Firm)
- Hit & Run Productions (Firm)
- Quietus Productions, Ltd.
Subjects
- Fertility, Human -- Drama.
- Birth intervals -- Drama.
- Extinction (Biology) -- Drama.
- Population -- Drama.
- Human rights workers -- Drama. -- England -- London
- Pregnant women -- Drama. -- England -- London
- London (England) -- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Thriller -- Feature.
- Science fiction -- Feature.
- Suspense films.
- Adventure films.
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Children of men
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Call number: DVD Science-Fiction Children
Available Copies: Downtown 1st Floor, Pittsfield Adult
Additional Details
Based on the novel by P.D. James.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Deleted scenes; featurettes.
Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan, Jacek Koman, Oana Pellea, Paul Sharma, Michael Klesic.
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 regugees 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.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Community Reviews
Children sometimes prevent chaos and anarchy
Children of Men is a great film in a way that many dystopian stories try for but fail. To me the reason it is successful is because it seems realistic. The world portrayed in the movie seems like it could happen, maybe because things like this have happened before. I'm not talking about the 0% human birthrate. I'm talking about the violence based in nationalism, the internment camps, the guerrilla warfare, the protests and riots, the sense of panic and anarchy in a crumbling society. This world looks real and somehow familiar.
The characters are also treated realistically, which I liked. There was no Uzi-wielding, grenade lobbing stock hero character and no evil Big Brother-esque villain available on which to pin the blame for the ugliness of humanity. What we did see was a lot of scared people trying to survive in the midst of war, and just like in reality, many of them don't.
I think I've succeeded in making Children of Men sound horribly depressing but although it certainly isn't a feel-good film, it does have moments of happiness and hope. For example Michael Caine's aging hippie character brings a sense of humor and lightness to a dark setting. Another central moment of the film is a mesmerizing scene where the cries of a newborn baby bring calm to the heart of a war-zone.
I highly recommend this film to any fans of dystopia stories, speculative fiction, babies and Clive Owen.
The characters are also treated realistically, which I liked. There was no Uzi-wielding, grenade lobbing stock hero character and no evil Big Brother-esque villain available on which to pin the blame for the ugliness of humanity. What we did see was a lot of scared people trying to survive in the midst of war, and just like in reality, many of them don't.
I think I've succeeded in making Children of Men sound horribly depressing but although it certainly isn't a feel-good film, it does have moments of happiness and hope. For example Michael Caine's aging hippie character brings a sense of humor and lightness to a dark setting. Another central moment of the film is a mesmerizing scene where the cries of a newborn baby bring calm to the heart of a war-zone.
I highly recommend this film to any fans of dystopia stories, speculative fiction, babies and Clive Owen.
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