Children of men / Universal Pictures presents ; a Strike Entertainment production ; in association with Hit and Run Productions ; produced in association with Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP ; screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby ; produced by Hilary Shor, Iain Smith, Tony Smith, Marc Abraham, Eric Newman ; directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Theo Faron is a bureaucrat in a Britain gone despotic. It is 2027 and the entire planet has gone infertile. Women no longer have babies, and chaos has erupted: war, rebellion, mass destruction, and a huge refugee problem, with the imposition of martial law. One day, Theo is kidnapped. His ex-wife Julian has a proposition for her former spouse, and because of their relationship, she thinks Theo will acquiesce. Theo is about to be tossed into a web of intrigue involving the very fate of humanity.
Item details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen [edition].
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2007].
- Copyright: ©2007
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. Based on the book by P.D. James, originally published in 1992. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Deleted scenes (3 min.); The possibility of hope [featurette] (28 min.); "Children of Men" comments by Slavoj Žižek [featurette] (6 min.); Under attack [featurette] (8 min.); Theo & Julian [featurette] (5 min.); Futuristic design [featurette] (9 min.); Visual effects: Creating the baby [featurette] (3 min.). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Baby Diego -- Strawberry cough -- Kidnapped -- "In the Court of the Crimson King" -- Transit papers -- Old tricks -- Only trust you -- Safe house -- Making an exit -- Faith and chance -- Breaking in -- Waiting for Syd -- Prison -- Miraculous birth -- Escape route -- Reasonable accommodations -- The uprising -- Cease-fire -- Tomorrow. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editors, Alex Rodríguez, Alfonso Cuarón ; original music "Fragments of a Prayer" by John Tavener ; production designers, Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; special effects supervisor, Paul Corbould ; visual effects supervisors, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan, Michael Caine, Oana Pellea, Paul Sharma, Jacek Koman. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A. |
System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French or Spanish, with optional subtitles in English SDH, French, or Spanish. |
Awards Note: | Venice Film Festival, 2006: Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution (Emmanuel Lubezki) ; Laterna Magica Prize (Alfonso Cuarón) |
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