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Children of Men (2006)

R  |   |  Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller  |  5 January 2007 (USA)
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In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

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The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth. Written by Production

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The last one to die please turn out the light. See more »

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Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity | See all certifications »

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Also Known As:

Niños del hombre  »

Box Office

Budget:

$76,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,284,254 (UK) (22 September 2006)

Gross:

$35,286,428 (USA) (9 March 2007)
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Trivia

Kee's name is a homophone for "chi" (also can be pronounced CHEE) which means the energy or force of life itself. See more »

Goofs

Arabic graffiti next to the word "uprising" is a misspelling of "intifadah" ('uprising' in Arabic). It was written with the letter dal instead of dad. The correct spelling of intifadah uses the letter dad; it also ends with a ta marbuta, not an alef. See more »

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[first lines]
Newsreader: Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle.
Newsreader: The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques.
Newsreader: The Homeland Security bill is ratified. After eight years, British borders will remain closed. The deportation of illegal immigrants will continue. Good morning. Our lead story.
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At the very end, one can read "Shantih, Shantih, Shantih" with children shouting and laughing on the soundtrack, which can be heard repeatedly throughout the end credits. This is the last line of T.S. Eliot's 1922 poem "The Wasteland." "Shantih" means "peace" in Hindi. See more »

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References Rosemary's Baby (1968) See more »

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The Court of the Crimson King
Written by Robert Fripp (as Fripp) Greg Lake (as Lake), Ian McDonald (as McDonald),
Michael Giles (as Giles), Pete Sinfield (as Sinfield)
Performed by King Crimson
Published by BMG Music Publishing Limited
Appears courtesy of DGM Ltd.
On behalf of Robert Fripp
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Carefully crafted piece of work
12 September 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This year I attended for the first time the Venice Film Festival in Italy. I was of course quite excited and bought tickets to some screenings of a few different films I found interesting. Initially Children of Men wasn't in my plans but I was convinced by a friend who was very enthusiastic about it. Now I say I'm glad I bought the tickets! What an amazing film this is. The science fiction genre is just a coat to project into the future the horrors and problems of our current days and many films attempt that ending up, in most cases, failing. This one however succeeds. Succeeds indeed but not only in this... The film blew away nearly everyone in the audience as one of the best action movies we have seen lately, with extremely exciting and brutal chases, gun fights, etc. Don't be put off by this though, the film is as good as it is not because of the action sequences but its amazingly emotional and touching story. The performances of the cast is impressive especially Clive Owen and the newcomer Claire Hope Ashitey who throughout the film develop the relationship between their characters and it's such a joy to see the development. I'm not very good at writing reviews so I think I'll stop know, but I had at least to transmit something to everyone who might be interested in watching this film. Don't pass this one, you won't regret it. In my view one of the few excellent films released this year.


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