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Children of men [videorecording (DVD)].

Universal Pictures, c2007.

Alternate title:

Fils de l'homme [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (110 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the novel by P.D. James.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Special features: The possibility of hope - Alfonso Cuarón's documentary on how the revolutionary themes in Children of men relate to our modern-day society ; Under attack - discover how the filmmakers created the film's most dangerous scenes ; Children of men comments by Slavoj Zizek ; deleted scenes ; Theo & Julian - get the inside story from Clive Owen and Julianne Moore ; futuristic design - from concept to creation, see how director Alfonso Cuarón's dynamic vision of the future was brought to life.

Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1.

Includes English, French and Spanish language tracks with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles.

Produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Hilary Shor, Iain Smith, Tony Smith ; screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby ; directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Charlie Hunnam.

"No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover (Julianne Moore) to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. In this thrilling race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for. Co-starring Michael Caine, filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón's Children Of Men is the powerful film Pete Hammond of Maxim calls 'magnificent...a unique and totally original vision.'"--Container.

Venice Film Festival, 2006: Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution (Emmanuel Lubezki) ; Laterna Magica Prize (Alfonso Cuarón).

Best Cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, British Academy Awards, 2006.

Science fiction films.

Dystopian films

Thriller films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

James, P. D. Children of men.

Cuarón, Alfonso.

Moore, Julianne.

Caine, Michael.

Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1977-

Hunnam, Charlie, 1980-

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