Children of Men is set in a bleak Britain of the future where illegal immigrants are rounded up and shipped out, in a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce. Clive Owen plays Theo Faron, a guy who used to be a protestor, but now works in an office in London. One day, his ex-girlfriend contacts him and asks him to help her smuggle a refugee out of the country. Reluctantly, he agrees and before long, a few twists of fate ensure that he's in much deeper than he originally intended to be.
Some excellent acting (especially from Owen and Michael Caine), a good script and an apocalyptic Bexhill (the closing scenes of the movie feature some nail biting moments) add up to a great, if a little depressing, movie.
My rating: 7.9 / 10
IMDB rating: 8.1 / 10
Running time: 109 mins
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