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The Children of Men is a dystopian novel by English writer P. D. James, published in 1992.Set in England in 2021, it centres on the results of mass infertility.James describes a United Kingdom that is steadily depopulating and focuses on a small group of resisters who do not share the disillusionment of the masses.
- Phyllis Dorothy James
- 1992
Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James ' 1992 novel The Children of Men , was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredited contributions.
Jan 5, 2007 · Children of Men: Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. With Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi, Mishal Husain, Rob Curling, Jon Chevalier. In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
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- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Alfonso Cuarón
- 2007-01-05
Jan 1, 2001 · P.D. James. Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace.
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Dec 25, 2006 · Children of Men works on every level: as a violent chase thriller, a fantastical cautionary tale, and a sophisticated human drama about societies struggling to live. When infertility threatens ...
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- Alfonso Cuarón
- R
- Clive Owen
The Children of Men Summary. It is the first day of January, 2021. The world has been stricken by a mass infertility crisis, now in its twenty-fifth year. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, cousin to Xan Lyppiatt, the dictator and Warden of England, describes the confusion, pain, and chaos the world has endured within the pages of his new diary.
Synopsis. In 2027, worldwide female infertility has led to the collapse of society. The United Kingdom, the last known stable nation, is deluged by asylum seekers. In response it has become a militarized police state as British forces round up and detain immigrants. Kidnapped by an immigrants rights group known as "The Fishes", former activist ...
