Children Of Men (2006)

Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moor
Certificate: 15
Genre: Sci Fi, Drama
Awards: None

Children Of Men is one of those dystopian and dark films that Britain can make so well (28 Days later, Day Of The Triffids). Women have not been able to have children for eighteen years, the world has gone to pieces and now only Britain stands as a dictatorship. Theo (Owen) used to be an activist for the rights of immigrants in Britain.  When he sees his wife again for the first time in years and sees that there is a pregnant girl, he tries to help them get to The Human Project: a group that have been working on curing infertility.

Children of Men is grim dark and it seems very realistic. As if you're almost there amidst the action. The characters are solid and seem three dimensional. You want the characters to succeed and the villains are just detestable.

The film is not stylised at all. It's just plain, grim realism that makes it hit closer to home, which is refreshing after so many films where you feel like they occupy another world.

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