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Children of Men (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 22 September 2006 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom, Japan

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón

Synopsis: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Genre:
Science Fiction

Subject:
Future
Releases
Date: 2006not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - ColourRuntime: 114 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 109 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (232)
©: Universal Studios, Production Company: Universal Pictures, Production Company: Strike Entertainment, Produced in association with: Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP, Toho-Towa, Executive Producer: Thomas A. Bliss, Executive Producer: Armyan Bernstein, Produced by: Hilary Shor, Produced by: Marc Abraham, Produced by: Tony Smith, Produced by: Eric Newman, Iain Smith, Associate Producer: Kristel Laiblin, Unit Production Manager: Sally French, Unit Manager: Kevin Jenkins, Finlay Pile, Production Manager: Emma Mager, Production Co-ordinator: Hermione Ninnim, 2nd Unit Co-ordinator: Samantha Holt, Financial Controller: Carolyn Hall, Production Accountant: Claire Robertson, Production Accountant: Emma Bendell, Supervising Location Manager: Michael Sharp, Location Manager: Simon Crook, Location Manager: Jamie Lengyel, Location Manager: Nick Fulton, Location Manager: Charlotte Wright, Post-production Supervisor: Michael Saxton, Post-production Co-ordinator: Verity Wislocki, Faye Stevens, 2nd Unit Director: Peter Hannan, Assistant Director (1st): Terry Needham, Assistant Director (2nd): Emma Horton, Assistant Director (Additional 2nd): Richard Goodwin, Assistant Director (Crowd 2nd): Michael Michael, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Kim Whittaker, Assistant Director (3rd): Pierre Ellul, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Alexander Oakley, Richard Goodwin, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Andrew McEwan, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 3rd): Paul Bennett, Bryn Lawrence, Script Supervisor: Beverley Winston, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Louise Wade, Casting: Lucinda Syson, Casting (US): Avy Kaufman, Casting (ADR Voice): Louis Elman, Abigail Barbier, Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón, Screenplay: Timothy J. Sexton, Screenplay: David Arata, Screenplay: Mark Fergus, Screenplay: Hawk Ostby, Based on the book by: P.D. James, Director of Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Camera Operator: George Richmond, A Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Dave Morgan, B Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Chas Bain, Gaffer: John Higgins, Gaffer (2nd Unit): Gary Nolan, Key Grip: Kenny Atherfold, Unit Photographer: Jaap Buitendijk, Visual Effects Producer: Lucy Killick, Visual Effects Supervisor: Frazer Churchill, Visual Effects Editor: Mark Sanger, Wayne Smith, Visual Effects: Double Negative, Framestore CFC, Special Effects Supervisor: Paul Corbould, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Ian Corbould, Graphic Designer: Carol Kupisz, Editor: Alex Rodríguez, Editor: Alfonso Cuarón, Associate Editor: Emma Gaffney, Assistant Editor (1st): Emma Gaffney, Jane Winkles, Production Designer: Jim Clay, Production Designer: Geoffrey Kirkland, Supervising Art Director: Gary Freeman, Malcolm Middleton, Art Director: Ray Chan, Art Director: Paul Inglis, Art Director: Mike Stallion, Art Director: James Foster, Art Director (Vehicles Department): Stuart Rose, Art Director (Vehicles Department): Clifford Robinson, Jon Bunker, Stand-by Art Director: Peter James, Assistant Art Director: Stephen Forrest-Smith, Art Department Co-ordinator: Katie Gabriel, Set Decorator: Jennifer Williams, Conceptual Artist: Simon McGuire, Conceptual Artist: Julian Caldow, 'Jasper's' Artwork: Steve Bell, Media Content Created/Designed by: Foreign Office, 'Baby Diego' Footage Produced by: Pablo Casacuberta, Storyboard Artist: Martin Asbury, Tracey Wilson, Storyboard Artist: John Greaves, Storyboard Artist: Temple Clark, Property Master: Terry Wells Sr, Manager Construction: Andy Evans, Costume Designer: Jany Temime, Assistant Costume Designer: Sara Meek, Richard Davies, Crowd Assistant Costume Designer: Chloe Aubry, Costume Supervisor: Annie Crawford, Military Wardrobe Masters: William Steggle, Gordon Harmer, Military [Wardrobe] Supervisor: Jo Hobbs, Make-up/Hair Designer: Graham Johnston, Mr [Clive] Owen's Make-up/Hair: Dorka Nieradzik, Ms [Julianne] Moore's Make-up: Susan Reilly Lehane, Crowd Make-up Supervisor: Karen Cohen, Make-up/Hair Artist: Kate Benton, Make-up/Hair Artist: Lorna Mcgowan, Laura Mcintosh, Animatronic Supervisor: Nick Dudman, Key Animatronic Model Designer: Paul Spateri, Animatronic Model Designer: Steve Wright, Animatronic Model Designer: Joe Scott, Animatronic Model Designer: Janet Burns, Animatronic Model Designer: Andy Hunt, Animatronic Model Designer: Steve Murphy, Animatronic Model Designer: Andy Colquhoun, Animatronic Model Designer: Barney Nikolic, Animatronic Model Designer: Andrea Hochgatterer, Animatronic Model Designer: Tracy O'Brien, Animatronic Model Designer: Jeni Walker, Luke Fisher, Animatronic Co-ordinator: Jenny Weight, Prosthetics Supervisor: Neill Gorton, Ms [Julianne] Moore's Hairdresser: Nicola Clarke, Title Design: Tom George, Titles/Opticals: Capital FX (London), Negative Cutting: Cutting Edge, Digital Intermediate: Capital FX (London), Orgnl Music "Fragments of a Prayer" by: John Tavener, Music Supervisor (for Hot House Music): Becca Gatrell, Karen Elliott, Music Editor: Michael Price, Music Consultant (for Source Etc): Philippe Ascoli, Steve Brown, Sound Designer: Richard Beggs, Production Sound Mixer: John Midgley, Sound Mixer (2nd Unit): Colin Codner, Sound Recordist (2nd Unit): Martin Seeley, Sound Maintenance: Clive Osborne, Re-recording Mixer: Tom Johnson, Chris Burden, Supervising Sound Editor: David Evans, Dialogue Editor: Anthony Currie, Special [Sound] Effects Editor: Sam Southwick, Bjørn Ole Schroeder, ADR Recordist: Andy Thompson, ADR Recordist: Jamie Roden, ADR Recordist: Peter Gleaves, ADR Editor: Nick Lowe, ADR (Additional Editor): Iain Eyre, Nigel Mills, Foley Artist: Andi Derrick, Foley Artist: Pete Burgis, Foley Recordist: Nigel Heath, Foley Editor: Harry Barnes, Stunt Co-ordinator: Steve Dent, Stunt Department Co-ordinator: Matthew Sampson, Stunts: Roy Alon, Stunts: David Anders, Stunts: Dani Biernat, Stunts: Michael Birch, Stunts: Andrew Bradshaw, Stunts: Bruce Cain, Stunts: Juliette Cheveley, Stunts: Nick Chopping, Stunts: Tony Christian, Stunts: Bill Davey, Stunts: Ray De-Haan, Stunts: Kelly Dent, Stunts: Bradley Farmer, Stunts: Amanda Foster, Stunts: Dave Garrick, Stunts: Richard Hansen, Stunts: Franklin Henson, Stunts: Frank Henson, Stunts: Paul Herbert, Stunts: Dave Holland, Stunts: Gary Hoptrough, Stunts: Jason Hunjan, Stunts: Rob Hunt, Stunts: Eunice Huthart, Stunts: Rob Inch, Stunts: Rowley Irlam, Stunts: Charles Jarman, Stunts: Morgan Johnson, Stunts: Ian Kay, Stunts: Adam Kirley, Stunts: Derek Lea, Stunts: Maurice Lee, Stunts: Holly Lumsden, Stunts: Maxine Whittaker, Stunts: Jo McLaren, Stunts: Kim McGarrity, Stunts: Pete Miles, Stunts: Lee Morrison, Stunts: Daniel Naprous, Stunts: Chris Newton, Stunts: Brian Nickels, Stunts: Martin Pemberton, Stunts: Andrew Pilgrim, Stunts: Greg Powell, Stunts: Dominic Preece, Stunts: Andy Smart, Stunts: CC Smiff, Stunts: Trevor Steedman, Stunts: Marvin Stewart Campbell, Stunts: Matthew Stirling, Stunts: Rocky Taylor, Stunts: Arran Topham, Stunts: Vincent Wang, Stunts: Reg Wayment, Stunts: Bill Weston, Stunts: Pete White, Stunts: Lenny Woodcock, Researcher: Marcello Paolillo, Archive Researcher: Lucy Whitton, Dialect Coach: Jill McCullough, Supervising Armourer: Richard Hooper, 1st Unit Supervising Armourer: Joss Skottowe, Armourer: Dave Evans, Animal Co-ordinator: Gill Raddings, Unit Publicist: Kathryn Donovan
Cast (68)
Clive Owen (Theo), Julianne Moore (Julian), Michael Caine (Jasper), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Luke), Charlie Hunnam (Patric), Danny Huston (Nigel), Claire-Hope Ashitey (Kee), Peter Mullan (Syd), Pam Ferris (Miriam), Juan Yacuzzi (baby Diego), Michelle Hussain, Rob Curling (newsreader), Jon Chevalier, Rita Davies, Kim Fenton, Chris Gilbert, Phoebe Hawthorn, Rebecca Howard, Atlanta White, Laurence Woodbridge (café customer), Maria Mcerlane (Shirley), Michael Haughey (Mr. Griffiths), Paul Sharma (Ian), Miriam Karlin (Dutch grandmother), Philippa Urquhart (Janice), Tehmina Sunny (Fish Zara), Jody Halse (immigration policeman), Ilarrio Bisi-pedro (cigar man), Michael Klesic (Rado), Martina Messing (Fish Birgit), Simon Poland (preacher, Trafalgar Square), Barnaby Edwards (ministry official), Ed Westwick (Alex), Valerie Griffiths (dog track woman), Billy Cook (bookmaker), Gary Hoptrough (Simon), Rob Inch, Jamie Kenna (road traffic police), Maurice Lee (Fish Samir), Dhafer L'abidine (Fish Dhafer), Bruno Ouvard (Fish Bruno), Denise Mack (Fish Emily), Jacek Koman (Tomaz), Joy Richardson (Fish Joy), Caroline Lena Olsson (Fish Caroline), Milenka James (Fish Milenka), Somi Guha (Fish Somi), Francisco Labbe (Fish Francisco), Thorston Manderlay (Fish Thorston), Georgette Pallard (Fish Georgette), Dorothy Grumbar, Barry Martin, Ernesto Tomasini (bus passenger), Keith Dunphy, Ray Trickett (Bexhill warden), Nabil Shaban, Goran Kostic (Bexhill market hustler), Dermot O'Neill (one-legged hustler), Oana Pellea (Marichka), Faruk Pruti (Sirdjan), Alexandre Best Avachvili (Georgian man), Galina Mcwhirr (Georgian woman), Nirmala Martis (wailing woman), Ida Church (bleeding woman), Yolanda Vazquez (Spanish woman), Andrew Brooke (soldier), David Ayinde ([uncredited]), Vidal Sancho ([])