| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by P.D. James. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
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Special features: documentary "The possibility of hope," comments, deleted scenes, interviews, creating the scenes. |
| Cast |
Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan, Jacek Koman, Oana Pellea, Paul Sharma, Michael Klesic. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editors, Alfonso Cuaron, Alex Rodriguez ; music, John Tavener ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designers, Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland ; special effects supervisor, Paul Corbould ; visual effects supervisors, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity. |
| Summary |
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant. These three set out on a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to the Human Project with hope that they can discover the cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency this small group must endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare. |
| Awards |
Venice Film Festival, 2006: Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution (Emmanuel Lubezki) ; Laterna Magica Prize (Alfonso Cuaron). |
| Subject |
Fertility, Human -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Birth intervals -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Extinction (Biology) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Population -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Human rights workers -- England -- London -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Pregnant women -- England -- London -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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London (England) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cuarón, Alfonso.
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Sexton, Timothy J., 1959-
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Arata, David.
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Fergus, Mark.
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Ostby, Hawk.
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Owen, Clive.
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Moore, Julianne.
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Caine, Michael.
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Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1977-
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Hunnam, Charlie, 1980-
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Ashitey, Claire-Hope.
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Ferris, Pam.
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James, P. D.
Children of men.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Strike Entertainment (Firm)
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Hit & Run Productions (Firm)
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Quietus Productions, Ltd.
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| Standard No. |
025193251329 |
| Music No. |
61032513 Universal Pictures |
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