# Children of Men (2006)

> In a barren near-future Britain, a disillusioned bureaucrat escorts the first pregnant woman in eighteen years through a collapsing police state.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4863

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
- Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast: Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, Danny Huston
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, foreboding, serious movie night, political science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

In a world on the brink of extinction, hope is a rare commodity.

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