In the year 2017 the world has fallen into a sorry state, as the end of it all is in sight. Eighteen years previous, the last baby was born, and since then all women in the earth’s population have fallen infertile. The world’s super powers are crumbling into chaos, but Britain powers on. In an effort to keep the country pure, Britain has closed their borders to all outsiders and has begun to deport all foreigners from the country. Their treatment of these foreigners however, is deplorable.
Former activist Theodore Feron (Clive Owen) lives in a constant disgruntled state of depression since the loss of his child in the early onset of the disease. After visiting his pot-growing friend Jasper (Michael Caine), he is kidnapped by an active terrorist cell led by his ex-wife Julian (Julianne Moore) and asked for help; they need him to help transport a young girl to the coast to be handed over to the Human Project, a group of scientists holed up offshore trying to save humanity from extinction. This is not just any girl, however. This is a girl named Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), who is pregnant and quite possibly the future of mankind.
This being director Alfonso Cuaron's first major production after his take at the Harry Potter franchise, many waited anxiously to see just what he would come up with next. In Children of Men, his mastery over cinematography shown previously in Prisoner of Azkaban is heaped upon us in spades. With many breathtaking shots and a vision of a grimy future the production side shows us a man in love with film and with an eye for greatness. With the camera work focusing solely on our lead man Clive Owen throughout the film, we are given a bird’s eye view of the entire journey, from start to finish.
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1 - Kaonashi
Just a minor correction: The year the story takes place was actually in 2027.