Where to watch Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men is available to stream in AU on Paramount Plus. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV and Amazon.
In a chaotic 2027 where humanity can no longer reproduce, a former activist is drawn into a dangerous mission to escort a miraculously pregnant woman toward a possible sanctuary. Surrounded by violence, refugees, and authoritarian control, they must cross a collapsing society while protecting a fragile symbol of hope.
Cast: Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan, Oana Pellea, Jacek Koman, Phaldut Sharma
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Trivia & production notes
- Alfonso Cuarón deliberately avoided reading the P.D. James novel that the film is based on, choosing instead to read only an abridged summary to prevent himself from second-guessing his creative choices.
- Cuarón directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban between being hired for Children of Men and actually beginning production on the film.
- The film's opening terrorist attack scene on Fleet Street was shot approximately one-and-a-half months after the actual London bombings occurred.
- The Shard tower was digitally added to London's skyline based on early architectural drawings, since the building had not yet been constructed when filming took place.
- The longest single-shot sequence, showing Theo captured by the Fishes escaping through a raging battle, runs for 6 minutes and 18 seconds and was accomplished using seamless digital transitions rather than being a truly continuous take.
- A special camera rig invented specifically for the film allowed a vehicle to be modified with tilting seats and windshield to enable continuous camera movement during the roadside ambush sequence.
- The coffee shop explosion opening shot was composed of two different takes filmed on consecutive days and blended together digitally to appear as one continuous shot.
- The three-and-a-half-minute childbirth sequence required two takes, with the second take using prosthetic legs to replace the actress's legs during filming.
- Blood splattered onto the camera lens during one of the long-take sequences, and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki convinced Cuarón to leave it in the final film.
- The film's soundtrack blends rock, pop, electronic music, hip-hop, and classical music, with songs like Deep Purple's "Hush" and King Crimson's "The Court of the Crimson King" serving as thematic commentary on a world without children.
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