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Children of Men
MEXICO · 2006

Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón
human infertility dystopian future refugee protection hope and redemption governmental oppression
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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.

Cinema Atlas Connection
There's that scene in Children of Men where he gets into the car and it's all one shot. It's fantastic. I went and watched it, and then I kept looking for a cut, and there isn't one. And I thought, 'Oh my God, you can do that!'

We watched The Battle of Algiers with the crew for the journalistic camera, the way Pontecorvo creates the sense of reality from a subjective point of view, but also this sort of immediate chaos.

— Alfonso Cuarón  ·  Reverse Shot interview: 'No Country for Old Men: An Interview with Alfonso Cuarón'
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