Children of Men

Blu-ray (2006)

 
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Review by Mathew on 2nd September, 2010
 
5 stars "Must see"

Amazing storyline, very convincing set etc. Probably one of Clive Owen's best performances. Genuinely one of my favourite movies. The Blu-Ray quality is of course exceptional.
The highlights of this movie are: the original and engrossing plot, Clive Owen's performance, and Michael Caine's perfor­mance. Must watch!

 
 
Review by Clarence on 7th February, 2012
 
5 stars "It may not be the end of the world, but you can see it from here"

Great movie, highly recommended for dystopia sci-fi fans. The long takes are a marvel in itself and well worthy of repeat viewing.

 
 
Review by Nathan on 7th October, 2011
 
5 stars "Excellent Movie"

There is a lot to like about this film. The documentary style camera work, the grim distopian art direction, some great performances and a decent story line.

 
 
Review by Tim on 16th September, 2011
 
5 stars "Thinking man's action film"

Set in the near future in a world where no children have been born for 18 years, this film is highly original. Society has begun to collapse into disorder and chaos, and a hard-bitten journalist is forced to re-evaluate everything in his life when circumstances put him in charge of protecting a young girl who is pregnant. The acting is excellent from all the leads and there is a great cameo by Michael Caine. The special effects, creating a near future world, are impressively subtle and although the film contains graphic violence it is entirely within context.

 
 
Review by Teja on 30th March, 2011
 
5 stars "An amazing movie"

To be honest I was expecting a 3 star movie from Children of Men, but this is truly a masterpiece that is under-rated. It shows the problems that could arise due to infertility for 18 years. It is a post-apocalyptic movie. And great performances by Clive Owen and Michael Caine (especially Caine). An awesome storyline with a very realistic feel to it. After watching it I give it 5 stars easy!

 

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Release date NZ
August 5th, 2009
Blu-ray Region
Region B
Length (Minutes)
110
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.85 : 1
Languages
English
Subtitles
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Supported Audio
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
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Country of Production
Current sales rank
Top 1000
All-time sales rank
Top 2000
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Product ID
3151656

Description

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 (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.

Review

"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 humor 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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