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Release Date:
5 January 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
No children. No future. No hope. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 20 wins
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24 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(108 articles)
‘The Orphanage’ Remake Loses Its Director
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 2:22 PM, PST)
Dystopian Visions
(From IFC. 18 November 2009, 7:11 PM, PST)
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 2:22 PM, PST)
Dystopian Visions
(From IFC. 18 November 2009, 7:11 PM, PST)
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Carefully crafted piece of work
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi | ... | Baby Diego (as Juan Yacuzzi) |
| Mishal Husain | ... | Newsreader |
| Rob Curling | ... | Newsreader |
| Jon Chevalier | ... | Café Customer |
| Rita Davies | ... | Café Customer |
| Kim Fenton | ... | Café Customer |
| Chris Gilbert | ... | Café Customer |
| Phoebe Hawthorne | ... | Café Customer |
| Rebecca Howard | ... | Café Customer |
| Atalanta White | ... | Café Customer (as Atlanta White) |
| Laurence Woodbridge | ... | Café Customer |
 | Clive Owen | ... | Theo Faron |
| Maria McErlane | ... | Shirley |
| Michael Haughey | ... | Mr. Griffiths |
 | Paul Sharma | ... | Ian |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
France:U |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
USA:R (certificate #42838) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Hungary:16 |
Norway:15 |
South Korea:15 |
Malaysia:18PL (DVD) |
Brazil:16 |
Sweden:15 |
India:A |
Spain:13 |
South Africa:16LV
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Many of the service rifles carried by the British armed forces are the XM8 rifle. It was intended to replace current US M16/M4 variant service rifles by 2015-2020, but the US Defense Department canceled its contract with the rifle's manufacturer, Heckler & Koch, in 2005. The rifle is now considered experimental.
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Crew or equipment visible: At the end of the meeting between Theo and his cousin at the "Arc of the Arts", when the camera moves to a closeup of the painting they were discussing the shadow of the cameraman is visible.
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Newsreader: Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle.
Newsreader: The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques.
Newsreader: The Homeland Security bill is ratified. After eight years, British borders will remain closed. The deportation of illegal immigrants will continue. Good morning. Our lead story.
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Newsreader: Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle.
Newsreader: The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques.
Newsreader: The Homeland Security bill is ratified. After eight years, British borders will remain closed. The deportation of illegal immigrants will continue. Good morning. Our lead story.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "South Park: Lice Capades (#11.3)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Sleepy Shores
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How much of the film is based on the original novel?What is the name of the music track Jasper plays with a lot of screaming?
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This year I attended for the first time the Venice Film Festival in Italy. I was of course quite excited and bought tickets to some screenings of a few different films I found interesting. Initially Children of Men wasn't in my plans but I was convinced by a friend who was very enthusiastic about it. Now I say I'm glad I bought the tickets! What an amazing film this is. The science fiction genre is just a coat to project into the future the horrors and problems of our current days and many films attempt that ending up, in most cases, failing. This one however succeeds. Succeeds indeed but not only in this... The film blew away nearly everyone in the audience as one of the best action movies we have seen lately, with extremely exciting and brutal chases, gun fights, etc. Don't be put off by this though, the film is as good as it is not because of the action sequences but its amazingly emotional and touching story. The performances of the cast is impressive especially Clive Owen and the newcomer Claire Hope Ashitey who throughout the film develop the relationship between their characters and it's such a joy to see the development. I'm not very good at writing reviews so I think I'll stop know, but I had at least to transmit something to everyone who might be interested in watching this film. Don't pass this one, you won't regret it. In my view one of the few excellent films released this year.