In a futuristic society where humans can no longer reproduce, the announcement of the death of the youngest person, an 18-year-old, throws the population into turmoil. At the same time, the woman becomes pregnant – a fact that has not happened in twenty years – and at the same time becomes the most envied and most wanted man on earth. A man is responsible for protecting her…
In 2013, Alfonso Cuarón sent awestruck audiences into orbit with his grand tour de force that was Gravity. Crowned with seven Oscars, including Best Director, the film grossed more than $723 million at the worldwide box office.
It is enough to erase the very painful memory of his previous film, Sons of Man, a huge failure. It was unanimously hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi films of recent years, with a sensational cast including Clive Owen in the title role, but it still flopped in the US market, grossing just $35 million. $76 million budget; Same at the international level.
“This film is a mirror that returns the viewer to his own vision”
Adaptation of PD James novel of the same name published in 1993. children of man It takes place in 2027. A future that is no longer so distant and terribly anxiety-inducing. After polling people around them about their vision of the future, Alfonso Cuarón and his writing partner Timothy J. Sexton decided to focus on two main issues: the development of huge migratory movements on a planetary scale and their “boomerang” effect. Three centuries of colonization.
“We developed a personal timeline that could lead us to this vision of London in 2027, and we realized that some of the events described in our scenario had already begun.“- the director confided.
add: “However, I do not try to give the audience ready-made answers. Rather, I invite them to question themselves. Then they find that this film is a mirror that reflects their own vision, more or less optimistic, of the future.”
A powerfully staged, tense plot, sublimated by the sumptuous cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki, a three-time Oscar winner from 2014 to 2016 (for gravityBirdman and The Revenant) and boasts some of cinema’s most memorable shots, children of man It is a beautiful work. To watch or re-watch on Netflix.
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