Science fiction films
Thriller
"It is the year 2027. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of a London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, "Children of Men" follows disillusioned bureaucrat, Theo, as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons to protect her from certain peril"--Edited from other bib. records.
Film adaptations
"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" (imdb).
Children of Men [DVD]
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant. These three set out on a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to the Human Project with hope that they can discover the cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency this small group must endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare.
Features
It looks like the last days of the human race, in the year 2027. No child has been born for 18 years. He must protect our only hope. "Children of Men" envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of a fertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of a London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, "Children of Men" follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons to protect her from certain peril.
It's been 18 years since the last baby was born and 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 a thrilling race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for.
Children of men
In nicht allzu ferner Zukunft ist die Menschheit unfruchtbar geworden. Ein Angestellter wird von seiner Ex-Frau in die Aktionen einer Untergrundorganisation verwickelt und soll die letzte schwangere Frau, eine farbige Immigrantin, sowohl vor Terroristen als auch vor Polizei und Militär schützen. Das eindrucksvolle pessimistische Zukunftsgemälde entwirft mit vielschichtigen Figuren eine düstere Version der Weihnachtsgeschichte und verbindet sie mit den Eigenschaften eines packenden, geradlinig erzählten Genrethrillers. [film-dienst].
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Set in 2027, scientists are at a loss to explain why humans can no longer procreate, but the discovery of a lone pregnant woman leads to a desperate journey to protect her and save the future of mankind.
Feature film from the UK. Drama. In Britain in the year 2027, with the last child born 18 years earlier and the future of the human race threatened, a disillusioned government agent must protect a miraculously pregnant woman.
Fiction
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, the story follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth.
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and refugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant. These three set out on a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to the Human Project with hope that they can discover the cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency this small group must endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare. Based on the book by P.D. James. Stars: Clive Owen; Julianne Moore; Michael Caine.
"In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Then becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. In a thrilling race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for."--Case slick.
Theo Faron is a bureaucrat in a Britain gone despotic. It is 2027 and the entire planet has gone infertile. Women no longer have babies, and chaos has erupted: war, rebellion, mass destruction, and a huge refugee problem, with the imposition of martial law. One day, Theo is kidnapped. His ex-wife Julian has a proposition for her former spouse, and because of their relationship, she thinks Theo will acquiesce. Theo is about to be tossed into a web of intrigue involving the very fate of humanity.
Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies collapse and their dwindling populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.
The Last Days Of The Human Race. No Child Has Been Born For 18 Years. He Must Protect Our Only Hope. Children of Men envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.
"Children of Men envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril"--Distributor website.
2027, seit 18 Jahren ist kein einziges Baby mehr zur Welt gekommen. Ein unbekanntes Phänomen hat alle Frauen unfruchtbar gemacht, und die Menschheit altert unaufhaltsam ihrem Untergang entgegen. Wie die anderen reichen Nationen ist England längst zum Auffangbecken geworden, und trotz der Knute des Kriegsrechts beherrschen Chaos, Gewalt und Nationalismus den Alltag. Inmitten dieses Abgrunds ist es an einer Handvoll Menschen, der Menschheit ihre letzte Chance zu geben. Der desillusionierte Regierungsagent und ehemalige Aktivist Theo (Clive Owen) und seine Exfrau Julia (Julianne Moore) werden zur Eskorte einer wie durch ein Wunder schwangeren Frau und geleiten sie auf ihrem gefährlichen Weg zu einem Zufluchtsort auf hoher See. (www.filmspiegel.de, 18.5.11).
Adventure
Theo Faron is a bureaucrat in a Britain gone despotic. It is 2027 and the entire planet has gone infertile. Women no longer have babies, and chaos has erupted: war, rebellion, mass destruction, and a huge refugee problem, with the imposition of martial law.
Fantasy fiction
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.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Adaptation
Set in a dystopian future where infertility has led mankind to the brink of extinction, a sole pregnant woman holds the key to the survival of humanity.
London, 2027. It's been eighteen years since baby Diego was born and now he is dead. As humankind faces extinction, a disillusioned Theo becomes an unlikely champion when he is asked by his former lover to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. In a race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for.
Yıl 2027, doğan son bebeğin üzerinden 18 yıl geçmiştir. Yaşadığı hayat yüzünden hayalkırıklığı içinde olan Theo, eski sevgilisinden gelen teklif üzerine oldukça şaşırır ve genç bir hamile kadını korumak için şehir dışına çıkarmak zorunda kalır. Zamana karşı olan bu korkunç yarışta Theo insanlığın uzun zamandır beklediği mucizeyi yerine ulaştırmak için tüm riskleri alacaktır.
Y Tu Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón returns to the helm to tell this futuristic tale in which society is without hope since humankind lost its ability to procreate. The year is 2027, and women can no longer give birth. The youngest inhabitant of the planet has just died at the age of 18, and all hope for humanity has been lost. As civilization descends into chaos, a dying world finds one last chance for survival in the form of a woman who has become inexplicably pregnant. Now, as warring nationalistic sects clash and British leaders try to maintain their totalitarian stronghold on the country, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) is brought back into the fold of activism by his guerrilla ex-wife (Julianne Moore). Reluctantly, he takes on the daunting task of escorting Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), the refugee who represents humankind's last hope for survival, out of harm's way and into the care of a mysterious organization known as The Human Project. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine co-star in this adaptation of author P.D. James's gripping 1992 novel.
Keine Kinder. Keine Zukunft. Keine Hoffnung. Das Aussterben der Menschheit scheint unabwendbar, als im Jahr 2027 der jüngste Mensch der Welt mit nur 18 Jahren stirbt. Der desillusionierte Regierungsagent und ehemalige Aktivist Theo und seine Ex-Frau Julian sollen die Zukunft des von Terroristen und Nuklearkriegen verwüsteten Planeten sichern: Als eine junge Frau wie durch ein Wunder schwanger wird, werden sie zur Eskorte auf einem gefährlichen Weg zu einem Zufluchtsort auf hoher See.
Action and adventure films
Children of men DVD
Videodiscs
Drama
Suspense films
In a future London of 2027, Theo, a man losing a fight with his own despair, finds himself caught in the middle of a desperate attempt to deliver the world's only pregnant woman to a mysterious group who may be able to discover the answer for a plague of global infertility and environmental degeneration. Along with his activist ex-wife Julian, Theo and the expectant mother stumble their way through an array of battling forces as military, dispossessed masses, idealists and cynics struggle over the dwindling resources of a now seemingly-doomed civilization.
Se desarrolla una generación más allá de la nuestra. El mundo ha caído en la anarquía debido a la infertilidad de la población. El habitante más joven de la Tierra acaba de morir a los 18 años y la raza humana se enfrenta a la posibilidad de su extinción.
DVDs
Year 2027: The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18. Humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction when one pregnant woman is found. What follows is the desperate journey to deliver her to safety.
"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"--(imdb).
Sci-fi
Children of men (Motion picture)
Science fiction
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and regugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with Julian, his revolutionary ex-wife, in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.
Feature films
Adventure films
Children of Men
London, 2027. Because of an infertility defect, the youngest living person has died at the age of 18. As humankind faces extinction, one man becomes its unlikely hero. Includes deleted scenes and featurettes.
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth.
In the year 2027 it has been 18 years since a human child was born. Disillusioned Theo becomes an unlikely hero when asked to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible.
DVD-Video discs
Human rights workers England London Drama.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),
Películas cinematográficas de ciencia-ficción Videodiscos.
Human rights workers England London DVD.