Children of Men is a
2006 dystopian science fiction film co-written and directed by
Alfonso Cuarón. The
Strike Entertainment production was loosely adapted from
P. D. James's 1992
novel of the same name by Cuarón and Timothy J. Sexton with help from David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. It stars
Clive Owen,
Julianne Moore,
Claire-Hope Ashitey,
Chiwetel Ejiofor and
Michael Caine.
Set in the United Kingdom of 2027, the film explores a grim world in which two decades of global human
infertility have left
humanity with less than a century to survive.
Societal collapse,
terrorism, and environmental destruction accompany the impending extinction. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom—perhaps the last functioning government—persecutes a seemingly endless wave of
illegal immigrant refugees seeking sanctuary. In the midst of this chaos, Theo Faron (Clive Owen) must find safe transit for Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), a
pregnant African refugee.
