Project Detail

Children Of Men

Synopsis

Thriller based on P.D James' best selling novel. 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 and unlikely champion of Earth's survival: Theo (Clive Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaudrat, who is forced to face his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of film: Features
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Screenwriter: Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata.
Director of Photography: Emmauel Lubezki
Production Designer: Geoffery Kirkland, Jim Clay
Principal cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Charlie Hunnam, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment

Sales Company

Universal Pictures

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