Please note: due to circumstances, the introduction by Prof. Dr. Britta van Beers has unfortunately been cancelled.
Children of Men
The year is 2027: no children have been born for 18 years; humanity is facing extinction. This realisation has led to chaos everywhere, except in Great Britain. Precisely for this reason, many people want to flee there, but the government is not keen on this. Civil servant Theo Faron, once an activist, doesn't really care. The loss of his son 18 years earlier has alienated him not only from his wife Julian, but also from his own ideals. Yet one day he is approached by The Fishes, a group labelled as terrorist and led by his ex-wife Julian. She needs help getting the immigrant Kee to a safe place. What is so special about Kee? She is pregnant...
Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón based the story of this award-winning dystopian thriller on the (almost) eponymous novel by P.D. James from 1992. Starring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore.
