7.6
Summary
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.
Cast
Clive Owen
Theo Faron
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Kee
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Luke
Julianne Moore
Julian
Michael Caine
Jasper
Pam Ferris
Miriam
Charlie Hunnam
Patric
Danny Huston
Nigel
Peter Mullan
Syd
Oana Pellea
Marichka
Jacek Koman
Tomasz
Phaldut Sharma
Ian
Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi
Baby Diego
Mishal Husain
Newsreader
Rob Curling
Newsreader
Maria McErlane
Shirley
Michael Haughey
Mr. Griffiths
Miriam Karlin
Caged German Grandmother
Philippa Urquhart
Janice
Tehmina Sunny
Zara
Jody Halse
Immigration Policeman
Ilario Bisi-Pedro
Cigar Man
Michael Klesic
Rado
Martina Messing
Birgit
Simon Poland
Preacher Trafalgar Square
Barnaby Edwards
Ministry Official
Ed Westwick
Alex
Valerie Griffiths
Dog Track Woman
Billy Cook
Bookmaker
Gary Hoptrough
Simon
Rob Inch
Road Traffic Police
Jamie Kenna
Road Traffic Police
Maurice Lee
Samir
Dhafer L'Abidine
Dhafer
Bruno Ouvrard
Bruno
Denise Mack
Emily
Joy Richardson
Joy
Caroline Lena Olsson
Caroline
Milenka James
Milenka
Somi De Souza
Somi
Francisco Labbe
Francisco
Thorston Manderlay
Thorston
Georgia Goodman
Georgette
Jon Chevalier
Café Customer
Rita Davies
Café Customer
Kim Fenton
Café Customer
Chris Gilbert
Café Customer
Phoebe Hawthorne
Café Customer
Rebecca Howard
Cafe Customer
Atalanta White
Café Customer
Laurence Woodbridge
Café Customer
Dorothy Grumbar
German Bus Passenger
Barry Martin
German Bus Passenger
Ernesto Tomasini
Italian Bus Passenger
Keith Dunphy
Bexhill Immigration Officer
Raymond Trickitt
Bexhill Immigration Officer
Nabil Shaban
Bexhill Market Hustler
Goran Kostić
Bexhill Market Hustler
Dermot O'Neill
One-Legged Hustler
Faruk Pruti
Sirdjan
Alexandre Bestavashvili
Georgian Man
Galina McWhirr
Georgian Woman
Nirmala Martis
Wailing Woman
Ida Church
Bleeding Woman
Yolanda Vazquez
Spanish Woman
Andrew Brooke
Soldier
Nihal Arthanayake
Radio Announcer (voice)
Andy Callaghan
Riot Policeman / Soldier (uncredited)
Forbes KB
Elite Soldier (uncredited)
P. D. James
Café Customer (uncredited)
Jamie Lengyel
First Human Project Professor (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes
Terrorist (uncredited)
Vidal Sancho
Basque Rebel (uncredited)
John Warman
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Paul Warren
Injured Refugee (uncredited)
Yana Yanezic
Woman (uncredited)
Michael Snelders
Newsreader (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Alfonso Cuarón
Novel
P. D. James
Screenplay
David Arata
Screenplay
Timothy J. Sexton
Screenplay
Mark Fergus
Screenplay
Hawk Ostby
Reviews
lkredhat
February 28, 2016
6
A strong premise and great cast prompted my interest, but the movie falls short of its promise. Clive Owens gives a great performance and a few of the scenes are remarkably memorable and resonant. However, there are very long stretches where the movie simply stagnates and the plot drifts away, especially towards the end. Overall, it's rather melancholy and despite the "action" scenes, not especially thrilling. If you like sci-fi movies set in dystopian futures, or are a big Clive Owen fan, you may still find it worth watching despite its flaws.
An aside: One of the "extras" on the DVD has some heavily accented academic trilling at length about the movie's philosophical meaning. It's entertainingly over-the-top and almost unintelligible: jargon piled into a Dagwood sandwich of contradictory abstractions. Anyway, if you don't watch too much of it, its good for a laugh.
