2006 dystopian action thriller film directed by Alfonso Cuarón
This article is about the film adaptation. For the original novel, see The Children of Men.
Children of Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Alfonso Cuarón
Screenplay by
Alfonso Cuarón
Timothy J. Sexton
David Arata
Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Based on
The Children of Men by P. D. James
Produced by
Iain Smith
Tony Smith
Marc Abraham
Eric Newman
Hilary Shor
Starring
Clive Owen
Julianne Moore
Michael Caine
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Charlie Hunnam
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by
Álex Rodríguez
Alfonso Cuarón
Music by
John Tavener
Production companies
Strike Entertainment
Hit and Run Productions
Toho-Towa
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (North America)[1]
United International Pictures (International)
Toho-Towa (Japan)
Release dates
3 September 2006 (2006-09-03) (Venice)
22 September 2006 (2006-09-22) (United Kingdom)
18 November 2006 (2006-11-18) (Japan)
25 December 2006 (2006-12-25) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[2]
Countries
United Kingdom
United States
Japan[3]
Language
English
Budget
$76 million[1]
Box office
$70.5 million[1]
Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film[4][5][6][7] directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel The Children of Men, was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredited contributions. The film is set in 2027, when two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. Asylum seekers seek sanctuary in the United Kingdom, where they are subjected to detention and refoulement by the government. Owen plays civil servant Theo Faron, who tries to help refugee Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) escape the chaos. Children of Men also stars Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine.
The film was released by Universal Pictures on 22 September 2006, in the UK and on 25 December in the US. Despite the limited release and lack of any clear marketing strategy during awards season by the film's distributor,[8][9][10]Children of Men received critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction, and innovative single-shot action sequences. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Production Design, and for three Saturn Awards, winning Best Science Fiction Film. In 2016, it was voted 13th among 100 films considered the best of the 21st century by 117 film critics from around the world.
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