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PlayCouple
Site Admin • May 16th 2015
Children of Men (2006)

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.

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Runtime: 109 min
Release Date: 5 January 2007

Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton

Cast: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine

Movie: http://motherless.com/1B36BCB

Trivia*

*Almost every shot contains an animal, usually a dog.

**In the movie, the infertility crisis is the result of all women being infertile. In the original novel by P.D. James, it's the result of all men producing no sperm.

***Michael Caine plays an award-winning political cartoonist. In his house, you can see some of his cartoons in the background. They were drawn by Steve Bell, an award-winning political cartoonist for The Guardian newspaper.

****Clive Owen's character, Theo, does not use or even touch a gun at any point throughout the entire movie.
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Mawlin
Group Member • May 28th 2015
This movie was so well done; I am afraid to read the book it was based on. Several folks I know that read the book first state the movie, while deviating, is still much better.

I still remember the shock I felt when the explosion occurred. And the ending - wow - I love open endings.
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PlayCouple
Site Admin • May 28th 2015
I agree. It's a great movie, glad you enjoyed it.

This movie was so well done; I am afraid to read the book it was based on. Several folks I know that read the book first state the movie, while deviating, is still much better.

I still remember the shock I felt when the explosion occurred. And the ending - wow - I love open endings.
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