Children of Men (2006)

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writers (WGA):

Alfonso Cuarón (screenplay) &
Timothy J. Sexton (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

No children. No future. No hope.

Plot:

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Violence | Birth | Chaos | Survival

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

Clive Owen	...	Theo Faron
Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi	...	Baby Diego (as Juan Yacuzzi)
Michael Caine	...	Jasper
Mishal Husain	...	Newsreader
Rob Curling	...	Newsreader
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Luke
Jon Chevalier	...	Café Customer
Julianne Moore	...	Julian
Rita Davies	...	Café Customer
Charlie Hunnam	...	Patric
Kim Fenton	...	Café Customer
Danny Huston	...	Nigel
Chris Gilbert	...	Café Customer
Phoebe Hawthorne	...	Café Customer
Rebecca Howard	...	Café Customer
Atalanta White	...	Café Customer (as Atlanta White)
Laurence Woodbridge	...	Café Customer
Maria McErlane	...	Shirley
Michael Haughey	...	Mr. Griffiths
Paul Sharma	...	Ian
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
Pam Ferris	...	Miriam
Clare-Hope Ashitey	...	Kee
Gary Hoptrough	...	Simon
Rob Inch	...	Road Traffic Police
Jamie Kenna	...	Road Traffic Police
Maurice Lee	...	Samir
Dhaffer L'Abidine	...	Dhafer (as Dhafer L'Abidine)
Bruno Ouvrard	...	Bruno (as Bruno Ouvard)
Denise Mack	...	Emily
Jacek Koman	...	Tomasz
Joy Richardson	...	Joy
Caroline Lena Olsson	...	Caroline
Milenka James	...	Milenka
Somi De Souza	...	Somi (as Somi Guha)
Francisco Labbe	...	Francisco
Thorston Manderlay	...	Thorston
Georgia Goodman	...	Georgette (as Georgette Pallard)
Peter Mullan	...	Syd
Dorothy Grumbar	...	German Bus Passenger
Barry Martin	...	German Bus Passenger
Ernesto Tomasini	...	Italian Bus Passenger
Keith Dunphy	...	Bexhill Immigration Officer
Ray Trickett	...	Bexhill Immigration Officer
Nabil Shaban	...	Bexhill Market Hustler
Goran Kostic	...	Bexhill Market Hustler
Dermot O'Neill	...	One-Legged Hustler
Oana Pellea	...	Marichka
Faruk Pruti	...	Sirdjan
Alexandre Bestavashvili	...	Georgian Man (as Alexandre Bestavachvili)
Galina McWhirr	...	Georgian Woman
Nirmala Martis	...	Wailing Woman
Ida Church	...	Bleeding Woman
Yolanda Vazquez	...	Spanish Woman
Andrew Brooke	...	Soldier
Nihal Arthanyake	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (as Nihal Arthanayake)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Argenti	...	Arab Refugee (uncredited)
Andy Callaghan	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Scott Davidson	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Ray Donn	...	Soldier (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	Core Military (uncredited)
Kay Headley	...	Refugee / Cigarette Beggar (uncredited)
Forbes KB	...	Elite Soldier (uncredited)
Jamie Lengyel	...	First Human Project Professor (uncredited)
Jeff Leslie	...	Immigration Policeman (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes	...	Terrorist (uncredited)
Steve Murphy	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Vidal Sancho	...	Basque Rebel (uncredited)
John Warman	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Paul Warren	...	Refuge (uncredited)
Yana Yanezic	...	Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Alfonso Cuarón

Writing credits (WGA)
Alfonso Cuarón		(screenplay) &
Timothy J. Sexton		(screenplay) and
David Arata		(screenplay) and
Mark Fergus		(screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby		(screenplay)
P.D. James		(novel "The Children of Men")

Produced by
Marc Abraham	....	producer
Armyan Bernstein	....	executive producer
Thomas A. Bliss	....	executive producer
Pablo Casacuberta	....	producer: 'Baby Diego' footage
Kristel Laiblin	....	associate producer
Eric Newman	....	producer
Hilary Shor	....	producer
Iain Smith	....	producer
Tony Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
John Tavener

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editing by
Alfonso Cuarón
Alex Rodríguez

Casting by
Lucinda Syson

Production Design by
Jim Clay
Geoffrey Kirkland

Art Direction by
Ray Chan
Gary Freeman		(supervising art director)
Paul Inglis
Malcolm Middleton		(supervising art director)
Mike Stallion
Stuart Rose		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Williams

Costume Design by
Jany Temime

Makeup Department
Claire Baldwin	....	trainee: FT2
Victoria Bancroft	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Kate Benton	....	hair stylist
Kate Benton	....	makeup artist
Anna Cash	....	makeup trainee
Nicola Clarke	....	hairdresser: Julianne Moore
Karen Cohen	....	crowd makeup supervisor
Shaune Harrison	....	special makeup effects artist
Graham Johnston	....	hair designer
Graham Johnston	....	makeup designer
Lorna McGowan	....	hair stylist
Lorna McGowan	....	makeup artist
Laura McIntosh	....	hair stylist
Laura McIntosh	....	makeup artist
Dorka Nieradzik	....	hair stylist: Clive Owen
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup artist: Clive Owen
Susan Reilly LeHane	....	makeup artist: Julianne Moore
Kate Roberts	....	make up & hair artist: daily
Vivienne Simpson	....	make up artist: crowd
Henrik Svensson	....	special makeup effects artist
Claire Folkard	....	prosthetics makeup artist (uncredited)
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetics technician (uncredited)
Scott Orr	....	makeup artist: dailies (uncredited)
Clare Ramsey	....	makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
Ailie Smith	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Finlay Bradbury	....	unit manager (as Finlay Pile)
Sally French	....	unit production manager
Kevin Jenkins	....	unit manager
Emma Mager	....	production manager
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor
Victoria Martínez	....	production manager: Uruguay/Argentina (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Bennett	....	third assistant director: second unit
Pierre Ellul	....	third assistant director
Richard Goodwin	....	additional second assistant director
Richard Goodwin	....	first assistant director: second unit
Peter Hannan	....	second unit director
Emma Horton	....	second assistant director
Bryn Lawrence	....	third assistant director: second unit
Andrew McEwan	....	second assistant director: second unit
Michael Michael	....	second assistant director: crowd
Terry Needham	....	first assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Alexander Oakley)
Hannah Quinn	....	key second assistant director
Kim Whittaker	....	second second assistant director
Alex Kirby	....	crowd assistant director (uncredited)
David Pinkus	....	crowd third assistant director (uncredited)
David Pinkus	....	second assistant director crowd: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Sacks	....	assistant director: picture vehicles (uncredited)
Michael Stevenson	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Steven Adamson	....	chargehand painter
Fatiha Aitbadi	....	chargehand greensman (as Fatiha Holden)
Robert Allen	....	construction buyer (as Rob Allen)
Martin Asbury	....	storyboard artist
Steve Bell	....	artwork: Jasper
Jon Bunker	....	art director: vehicles
Colin Burgess	....	stand-by props
William Bush	....	supervising plasterer
Julian Caldow	....	conceptual artist
Adam Campbell	....	supervising painter
Joe Cassar	....	supervising carpenter
Temple Clark	....	storyboard artist
Rory J. Collins	....	art department assistant (as Rory Collins)
Terry Conway	....	chargehand stagehand
Steve Cook	....	chargehand plasterer (as Steven Cook)
Paul Couch	....	stand-by painter: second unit
Jim Crockett	....	supervising rigger
Nicola De Fresnes	....	assistant set decorator
George Dean	....	supervising painter
Russell Delany	....	chargehand stagehand
Paul Denton	....	vehicle concept artist
Sonny Driver	....	chargehand dressing propman
Martin Duffy	....	carpenter
Lee Edwards	....	supervising carpenter
Philip Elton	....	assistant art director: vehicles
Clifford Etheridge	....	chargehand plasterer
Ramonde Evangelista	....	sculptor: vehicles
Andy Evans	....	construction manager
Stephen Forrest-Smith	....	assistant art director
James Foster	....	assistant art director
Pip Fox	....	set dresser
Harry Franchetti	....	sculptor: vehicles
Steve Furneaux	....	chargehand carpenter
Katie Gabriel	....	art department coordinator
Paul Garrett	....	chargehand rigger
Gary Gleeson	....	hod painter
Michael Gooch	....	chargehand carpenter
Peter Graffham	....	hod rigger
John Greaves	....	storyboard artist
Ian Green	....	assistant construction manager
Emma Hanson	....	sculptor: vehicles
Rohan Harris	....	paintings
Darren Hayward	....	supervising carpenter
Paul Hearn	....	set dresser
Justin Heath	....	chargehand rigger
Prudence Hemmings	....	set decorating assistant (as Prue Hemmings)
Jonathan Holbrook	....	painter
Roger Holden	....	key greensman
Patrick Honan	....	chargehand stagehand (as Pat Honan)
Len Huntingford	....	chargehand carpenter
Hannah Irwing	....	construction coordinator
Peter James	....	stand-by art director
Jock	....	artwork
Jim Kerr	....	supervising carpenter
Mark Kimber	....	chargehand dressing propman
Michael King	....	buyer (as Mike King)
Carol Kupisz	....	graphic designer
Robert Langridge	....	supervising stagehand
Robin Lough	....	scenic artist: vehicles
Andrew Mash	....	supervising carpenter
Simon McGuire	....	conceptual artist
John McNeil	....	chargehand stagehand
Nathan Middleton	....	chargehand painter
Nick Milner	....	chargehand greensman
Graham Mitchell	....	carpenter
Joe Monks	....	supervising painter
Clare Munford	....	chargehand painter
Wolfgang Osterholzer	....	carpenter
Keith Pitt	....	stand-by propman: vehicles
John Pledger	....	hod carpenter (as John G. Pledger)
Kenneth Powell	....	hod plasterer
Adam Rashbrook	....	stagehand
Clifford Rashbrook	....	hod stagehand
Larry Rashbrook	....	chargehand stagehand
Tyrone Reed	....	chargehand stagehand
Douglas Regan	....	supervising painter: vehicles (as Doug Regan)
Cliff Robinson	....	art director: vehicles (as Clifford Robinson)
Joel Rodgers	....	sculptor: vehicles
Steven Rogers	....	stand-by carpenter: second unit
Stuart Rose	....	art director: vehicles
Lee Sandales	....	assistant set decorator
Cosmo Sarson	....	scenic artist: vehicles
Dominic Sikking	....	set decorating assistant (as Dominic J. Sikking)
Michael Sinnott	....	painters laborer
Keith Slote	....	stand-by art director: vehicles
Richard Smith	....	sculptor: vehicles
Amelie von Harrach	....	art department assistant
John Watts	....	painter: vehicles
Terry Wells Jr.	....	assistant property master
Jake Wells	....	chargehand dressing propman
Terry Wells	....	property master (as Terry Wells Sr.)
Ray Whitty	....	chargehand paint sprayer
Rick Williams	....	chargehand rigger
Clive Wilson	....	stand-by props
Tracey Wilson	....	storyboard artist
Zoe Wilson	....	props coordinator
Robert Wishart	....	supervising carpenter (as Bob Wishart)
Ian Zawadzki	....	standby painter
Banksy	....	graffiti stencil art (uncredited)
Claudio Campana	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Simon Cockren	....	greensman (uncredited)
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger (uncredited)
Will Coubrough	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jordan Crockett	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
James Enright	....	propshop model maker (uncredited)
Veronica Falzon	....	assistant to production designer (uncredited)
Oliver Goodier	....	junior draughtsman (uncredited)
Justin Hayzelden	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Will Holden	....	greensman (uncredited)
Tommy Jolliffe	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Thomas Jones	....	weapons mould maker (uncredited)
David Ned Kelly	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Nigel Kirk	....	prop painter (uncredited)
Tony Marks	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Lara Murray	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Peter Popken	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Terry Royce	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Alex Rutherford	....	modelmaker (uncredited)
Zoe Smith	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Isobel Stenhouse	....	prop trainee (uncredited)
Daniel Thompson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Darren Tubby	....	draughstperson (uncredited)
Ashley Winter	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Jeff Woodbridge	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Harry Barnes	....	foley editor
Richard Beggs	....	sound designer
Richard Beggs	....	supervising sound editor
James Bennett	....	adr recordist
Oliver Brierley	....	assistant foley recordist
Steve Browell	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Burdon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist (as Pete Burgis)
Colin Codner	....	sound mixer: second unit
Doug Cooper	....	sound mix technician
Tony Currie	....	dialogue editor
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist (as Andi Derrick)
David Evans	....	supervising sound editor
Iain Eyre	....	additional adr editor
Stephen Gilmour	....	cable person
Peter Gleaves	....	adr recordist
Nigel Heath	....	foley recordist
Leigh Humberdross	....	sound trainee
Dave Humphries	....	adr recordist
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Kemp	....	sound trainee (as Matthew Kemp)
Rob Killick	....	sound studio technician
Nick Lowe	....	adr editor
Adam Mendez	....	additional foley recordist
John Midgley	....	production sound mixer
Nigel Mills	....	additional adr editor
Stuart Morton	....	assistant foley editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Clive Osborne	....	sound maintenance
Mark Paterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr recordist
Naiki Rossell	....	assistant sound editor
Bjorn Ole Schroeder	....	sound effects editor (as Bjørn Ole Schroeder)
Martin Seeley	....	sound recordist: second unit
Sam Southwick	....	sound effects editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Andy Thompson	....	adr recordist
Mark Appleby	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Antony Bayman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Phil Freudenfeld	....	sound studio technician (uncredited)
Iain Jamieson	....	assistant adr recordist (uncredited)
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Chris Sturmer	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Charles Adcock	....	explosives engineer
Grant Boulton	....	special effects technician
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Jan Burns	....	animatronic model designer (as Janet Burns)
Cadi Catlow	....	animatronic assistant
Gordon Cave	....	special effects assistant technician
Lisa Chadwick	....	modeller
Paige Chaytor	....	special effects buyer
Andy Colquhoun	....	animatronic model designer
Ryan Conder	....	special effects technician
Chris Corbould	....	special effects trainee
Ian Corbould	....	special effects coordinator
Paul Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Nick Dudman	....	animatronics supervisor
Luke Fisher	....	animatronic model designer
Barry Fowler	....	animatronic mold maker
Georgie Gardner	....	animatronic assistant
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetics supervisor
Jo Grover	....	prosthetics assistant
Joe Halford	....	special effects technician (as Joseph Halford)
Andrea Hochgatterer-Kowland	....	animatronic model designer (as Angela Hochgatterer)
Andy Hunt	....	animatronic model designer
Chris Kearey	....	animatronic mold maker (as Chris Keary)
Ian Lowe	....	special effects senior technician
Roger Mann	....	special effects technician
Jason Marsh	....	special effects senior technician
Jason McCameron	....	special effects workshop supervisor
Neil McKelvey	....	special effects trainee
Tim Mitchell	....	special effects senior technician (as Timothy Mitchell)
Chris Motjuoadi	....	special effects trainee
Stephen Murphy	....	animatronic model designer (as Steve Murphy)
Tom Murtagh	....	special effects technician
Barney Nikolic	....	animatronic model designer
Tracy O'Brien	....	animatronic model designer
Charlie Pederson	....	special effects trainee
Simon Quinn	....	special effects technician
Joe Scott	....	animatronic model designer
Ty Senior	....	modeller
Tamzin Smythe	....	animatronic mold maker (as Tamzin Smyth)
Paul Spateri	....	key animatronic model designer
Jeni Walker	....	animatronic model designer
Anne Marie Walters	....	special effects senior technician (as Anne-Marie Walters)
Steven Warner	....	special effects senior technician (as Steve Warner)
David Watkins	....	special effects senior technician
Jonathan Webb	....	modeller
Jenny Weight	....	animatronic coordinator
Alistair Williams	....	special effects technician
Daniel Williams	....	special effects technician
Mark Williams	....	special effects technician
Victoria Williams	....	special effects technician
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects senior technician
Lee Winter	....	special effects senior technician
Steve Wright	....	animatronic model designer
Matthew G. Armstrong	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Claire Green	....	assistant moldmaker (uncredited)
Kristyan Mallett	....	silicone technician (uncredited)
Steve Scotton	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
Conway Wickliffe	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Simon J. Allen	....	paint/roto artist: Framestore CFC
Stewart Ash	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Felix Balbas	....	rigger: Framestore CFC
Craig Bardsley	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Judy Barr	....	2D artist: Double Negative
William Beaton	....	assistant DI producer
Michael Bell	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Amy Beresford	....	visual effects senior producer: Framestore CFC
Hitesh Bharadia	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Paul Birkett	....	paint/roto artist: Double Negative
Antony Bluff	....	visual effects producer
Alessandro Bonora	....	modeller: Framestore CFC
Christina Boon	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Jon Bowen	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Andre Braithwaite	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Tim Catchpole	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Frazer Churchill	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Claessens	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Tyson Cross	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Sean Danischevsky	....	paint/roto artist: Double Negative (as Sean Danishevsky)
Claudia Dehmel	....	visual effects coordinator: Double Negative
Vincent Devay	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer
Lee Dexter	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Mike Eames	....	animation supervisor: Framestore CFC (as Michael Eames)
Nick Epstein	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Daniel Evans	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Jonathan Fawkner	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
James Foster	....	paint/roto artist: Double Negative
James Furlong	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Danny Geurtsen	....	texture artist: Framestore CFC
Pablo Grillo	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Pete Hanson	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Gavin Harrison	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Jeremy Hattingh	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Penny Hayler	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Claire Inglis	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Stephen James	....	paint/roto artist: Double Negative
Laura Jennings	....	assistant visual effects editor
Lorraine Johnson	....	scanning supervisor
Phil Johnson	....	3D sequence lead: Double Negative
Marc Jones	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Alexander Kaminski	....	matchmover: Double Negative (as Alex Kaminsky)
Lucy Killick	....	visual effects producer
Andy Kind	....	CG supervisor: Framestore CFC
Edmund Kolloen	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Paul Ladd	....	visual effects coordinator: Universal
Patricia Llaguno	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Andrew Lockley	....	2D supervisor: Double Negative (as Andy Lockley)
Sarah Lockwood	....	2D artist: Double Negative
David Lomax	....	additional CG supervisor: Framestore CFC
Patrick Lowry	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Rebecca Manning	....	lead paint/roto artist: Framestore CFC
Barth Maunoury	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Jolene McCaffrey	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Nathan McConnel	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Neil Miller	....	matte painter: Double Negative (as Neil Millar)
Ivan Moran	....	lead compositor: Framestore CFC
Tristan Myles	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Paul Oakley	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Gruff Owen	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Lorna Paterson	....	visual effects associate producer: Framestore CFC
Alex Payman	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Aleksandar Pejic	....	3D sequence lead: Double Negative
Fred Place	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Richard Poet	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC
Marine Poirson	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Melvin Polayah	....	matchmove artist
Carlos Poon	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Rupert Porter	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
John Roberts-Cox	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Xavier Roig	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Tom Rolfe	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Pedro Sabrosa	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Mark Sanger	....	visual effects editor
Robin Saxen	....	visual effects producer: Framestore CFC
Matthew Shaw	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative (as Matt Shaw)
William Skellorn	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Wayne Smith	....	visual effects editor
Max Solomon	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Tom Steadman	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Jim Steel	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Nick Symons	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Nick Symons	....	animator (as Nick Symons)
Ben Taylor	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Scott Taylor	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Mark Tudor-Williams	....	lead matchmover: Framestore CFC
David Vickery	....	3D supervisor: Double Negative
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano	....	compositor: Framestore CFC (as Giuliano Vigano)
Niki Wakefield	....	2D artist: Double Negative
Neil Weatherley	....	lighter: Framestore CFC
Timothy Webber	....	visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC (as Tim Webber)
Ed Wilkie	....	paint/roto artist: Double Negative
George Zwier	....	2D sequence lead: Double Negative
Luke Allen	....	production assistant: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
David Aulds	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Tim Baxter	....	film recording (uncredited)
Erika Bermingham	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Rodrigo Bernardo	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Jarnail Bhachu	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Janice Body	....	digital image restorer (uncredited)
Jamie Briens	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative (uncredited)
Ross Burgess	....	animator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Daniel Cairnie	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative (uncredited)
Scott Chambers	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (uncredited)
Emma Clifton	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
James D. Fleming	....	digital artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
John J. Galloway	....	digital artist: Double Negative (uncredited)
Walter Gilbert	....	roto artist: Double Negative (uncredited)
Steven Hall	....	visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Sandro Henriques	....	senior paint artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Katie Houston	....	data wrangler (uncredited)
Carl Jackson	....	matchmove artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Jody Johnson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ntana Key	....	second digital colorist: EFILM (uncredited)
Ben Lambert	....	modeller (uncredited)
Colin Laski	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Taz Lodder	....	technical support: Double Negative (uncredited)
Christophe Meslin	....	head of systems (uncredited)
Adrian Metzelaar	....	compositor: Framestore-CFC (uncredited)
Conor O'Mara	....	technical support (uncredited)
John Peck	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tony Peck	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Aled Prosser	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Samy Ben Rabah	....	programmer: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Nicholas David Reed	....	camera technical director (uncredited)
Dave Robinson	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Gavin Round	....	visual effects film editorial: Framestore-CFC (uncredited)
Jeremy Sawyer	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Aatesh Shah	....	systems engineer: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Foad Shah	....	compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor (uncredited)
Christopher Sweet	....	studio assistant: Double Negative (uncredited)
Michael Adam Thompson	....	matchmove artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Shahin Toosi	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Tara Walker	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Stephen Willey	....	systems engineer (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy Alon	....	stunt performer
David Anders	....	stunt performer
Dani Biernat	....	stunt performer
Andy Bradshaw	....	stunt performer (as Andrew Bradshaw)
Michael Byrch	....	stunt performer
Bruce Cain	....	stunt performer
Marvin Campbell	....	stunt performer (as Marvin Stewart Campbell)
Juliette Cheveley	....	stunt performer
Nick Chopping	....	stunt performer
Tony Christian	....	stunt performer
Bill Davey	....	stunt performer
Ray De-Haan	....	stunt performer
Kelly Dent	....	stunt performer
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator
Bradley Farmer	....	stunt performer
Amanda Foster	....	stunt performer
David Garrick	....	stunt performer (as Dave Garrick)
Richard Hansen	....	stunt performer
Frank Henson	....	stunt performer
Mark Henson	....	stunt performer
Paul Herbert	....	stunt performer
Dave Holland	....	stunt performer
Gary Hoptrough	....	stunt performer
Jason Hunjan	....	stunt performer
Rob Hunt	....	stunt performer
Eunice Huthart	....	stunt performer
Rob Inch	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Rob Inch	....	stunt performer
Rowley Irlam	....	stunt performer
Charles Jarman	....	stunt performer
Morgan Johnson	....	stunt performer
Ian Kay	....	stunt performer
Adam Kirley	....	stunt performer
Marion Lamb	....	action coordinator: vehicles
Steve Lamonby	....	action coordinator: vehicles
Derek Lea	....	stunt performer
Maurice Lee	....	stunt performer
Lurye Lomuro	....	stunts
Holly Lumsden	....	stunt performer
Kim McGarrity	....	stunt performer
Jo McLaren	....	stunt performer (as Jo McClaren)
Peter Miles	....	stunt performer (as Pete Miles)
Lee Morrison	....	stunt performer
Daniel Naprous	....	stunt performer
Chris Newton	....	stunt performer
Brian Nickels	....	stunt performer
Martin Pemberton	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt performer
Greg Powell	....	stunt performer
Dominic Preece	....	stunt performer
Matthew Sampson	....	stunt department coordinator
Andy Smart	....	stunt performer
Tony Smart	....	stunt performer
C.C. Smiff	....	stunt performer
Trevor Steedman	....	stunt performer
Matthew Stirling	....	stunt performer
Rocky Taylor	....	stunt performer
Arran Topham	....	stunt performer
Roger Tyrrell	....	action coordinator: vehicles
Vincent Wang	....	stunt performer
Reg Wayment	....	stunt performer
Bill Weston	....	stunt performer
Pete White	....	stunt performer
Maxine Whittaker	....	stunt performer
Len Woodcock	....	stunt performer (as Lenny Woodcock)
Mohammed Hassan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Mohammed Hassan	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Ames	....	video playback assistant
David Armstrong	....	camera trainee: FT2
Kenneth Atherfold	....	key grip (as Kenny Atherfold)
Marc Atherfold	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chas Bain	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Chris Bain	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Brock	....	electrician
Jaap Buitendijk	....	unit photographer
David Cross	....	grip: second unit (as Dave Cross)
Tim Dean	....	libra head technician
Kevin Edland	....	best boy
Tobias Eedy	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Warren Evans	....	chief rigging electric
Stephen Fell	....	electrical rigger
John Ferguson	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as John Fergusan)
Mark Goldeman	....	electrical rigger (as Mark Godleman)
Michael Hannan	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Peter Hannan	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary Hedges	....	electrician
John Higgins	....	gaffer
Niall Higgins	....	electrician
Andy Hopkins	....	dolly grip
Will Humphris	....	second assistant camera
Dylan Jones	....	video playback assistant
Jordan Karr-Morse	....	camera trainee
Wayne Leach	....	rigging gaffer
Adam Lee	....	electrician
Oliver Loncraine	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ray Meere	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Raymond Meere)
Dominic Mewburn-Crook	....	chargehand electrician
David Morgan	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (as Dave Morgan)
Dean Morris	....	second camera grip: second unit
Ron Nicholls	....	best boy grip
Gary Nolan	....	gaffer: second unit
Tom O'Sullivan	....	chief rigging electric
Gary Parnham	....	generator operator
Mike Parsons	....	electrician
Russell Prosser	....	chief rigging electric
George Richmond	....	camera operator
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond	....	first assistant camera (as Jonathan Richmond)
Ian Robson	....	electrician
Tom Taylor	....	camera loader
David Toft	....	video playback operator
John Turner	....	electrician
Steve Wallace	....	additional first assistant camera
Martin Ward	....	video playback operator
Frank Buono	....	camera operator: doggicam (uncredited)
Chris Gilbertson	....	lighting console operator (uncredited)
Gavin McKenzie	....	computer and video playback technician: Useful Companies (uncredited)
Ian Murray	....	rigger (uncredited)
Justin Owen	....	computer and video supervisor: Useful Companies (uncredited)
David Sinfield	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Beth Cleveley	....	extras casting (as Beth Cleverley)
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Avy Kaufman	....	casting: USA
Sarah Leung	....	casting assistant: UK
Kate Ringsell	....	casting assistant: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Aubry	....	assistant costume designer: crowd
Peter k Christopher	....	webbing
Rosy Coppola	....	chief seamstress
Annie Crawford	....	costume supervisor
Richard Davies	....	assistant costume designer
Bruno de Santa	....	wardrobe assistant
Peter Edmonds	....	costume assistant
Gordon Harmer	....	military wardrobe master
Joe Hobbs	....	military wardrobe supervisor
Peter Hornbuckle	....	military wardrobe assistant
Vikki Illing	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen Jerome	....	wardrobe assistant: crowd
Max Jones	....	costume assistant
Melissa Layton	....	wardrobe assistant (as Melisa Layton-Skorepa)
Aimee Lisby	....	costume trainee
Catherine Lovett	....	military wardrobe trainee
Ashwin Makan	....	military wardrobe assistant
Sara Meek	....	assistant costume designer
Tracey Millar	....	military costumes
Neil Murphy	....	costumer: Clive Owen
Neil Murphy	....	wardrobe assistant
Shirley Nevin	....	crowd wardrobe supervisor
Michelle Philo	....	costume buyer (as Michelle Gisonda)
Jo Roderick	....	costume assistant
Sunny Rowley	....	wardrobe assistant
Mike Skorepa	....	costumer
Rupert Steggle	....	wardrobe assistant: crowd
William Steggle	....	military wardrobe master
Emma Walker	....	chief costume breakdown
Maggie Walsh	....	costume coordinator
Mauricio Carneiro	....	assistant costume breakdown artist (uncredited)
Sacha Chandisingh	....	textile artist (uncredited)
Stephanie Paul	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Bibo Pilley	....	costume breakdown artist (uncredited)
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Nikola Filipovic	....	tvc editor: Serbia, Montenegro
Emma Gaffney	....	associate editor
Adam Gough	....	editorial trainee
Ryan Helsley	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Ntana Key	....	digital colorist assist
Peter Lambert	....	assistant editor: avid
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Andrew Lim	....	digital intermediate color assistant
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Faye Morgan	....	post-production coordinator (as Faye Stevens)
Angus Munro	....	avid engineer
Supriya Naidu-James	....	assistant editor: avid
Danny Salas	....	editorial trainee
Steven J. Scott	....	digital colorist
David Smith	....	digital intermediate producer
Josh Sutcliffe	....	digital intermediate editor
Lisa Thompson	....	assistant editor: avid
Jane Winkles	....	assistant editor
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production coordinator
William Beaton	....	assistant DI producer (uncredited)
Ben Estrada	....	assistant digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)
Jon Thompson	....	post-production consultant (uncredited)
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Philippe Ascoli	....	music consultant: Source Etc.
Steve Brown	....	music consultant: Source Etc.
Chris Cozens	....	auricle control systems
Karen Elliott	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music Ltd
Rebecca Gatrell	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music Ltd (as Becca Gatrell)
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Michael Price	....	music editor
Test Dept.	....	musician

Transportation Department
Alex Aben	....	grip driver
Ray Baker	....	picture technician: vehicles
Brian Baverstock	....	transport manager (as Bryan Baverstock)
Dave Cawood	....	engineer: vehicles
Ian Clarke	....	picture technician: vehicles
Steven Cole	....	engineer: vehicles
Shaun Collins	....	driver: Alfonso Cuarón
Malcolm Cooper	....	driver: camera truck, second unit
Bobby Finn	....	driver: artist trailer facility
John Fisher	....	vehicle technician
Stuart Harrington	....	engineer: vehicles
Brian Hathaway	....	driver: Emmanuel Lubezki
Louise Hills	....	transport department coordinator
Paul Hocking	....	engineer: vehicles
Marek Kalawski	....	driver: artist trailer facility
Richard Marlow	....	driver: artist trailer facility
David Nemar	....	driver
Ronnie Papaleo	....	picture technician: vehicles
Karen Russell	....	driver: minibus
Manfred Schumacher	....	picture technician: vehicles
Colin Simmons	....	production driver
Chris J. Smith	....	engineer: vehicles (as Chris Smith)
Lol Smith	....	driver: Clive Owen
Jennifer Thompson	....	action vehicle assistant
Jennifer L. Thompson	....	department assistant: vehicles (as Jennifer Thompson)
Sean Thornton	....	engineer: vehicles
Peter Tombs	....	engineer: vehicles
Pete Trotman	....	unit driver
Gerry Turner	....	transportation manager
Piotr Walczak	....	driver: artist trailer facility
George Williams	....	engineer: vehicles
Jonathan Bickerdike	....	action vehicles (uncredited)
Jimmy Carruthers	....	driver: Chiwetel Ejiofor (uncredited)
Mickey Davie	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)
John Dawson	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Stephen Lawrence	....	driver: Clare-Hope Ashity (uncredited)
David O'Connor	....	driver: Michael Caine (uncredited)

Other crew
Sonia Ortiz Alcon	....	creative consultant: Foreign Office
Harriette Allen	....	accounts coordinator
Vanessa Allen	....	stand-in
Helen Appleby	....	assistant: Clive Owen
Mark Barclay	....	assistant: Tom Bliss
Beth Bellson	....	stand-in (as Beth Belson)
Emma Bendell	....	production accountant
Karen Birtchnell	....	assistant accountant
Antony Bluff	....	foreign office producer
Jed Bolton	....	health & safety advisor
Roy Borrett	....	double: Clive Owen
Roy Borrett	....	stand-in: Clive Owen
Caroline Bowker	....	trainee continuity: ft2
Grant Branton	....	producer: foreign office live action unit
Sarah Brook	....	assistant accountant
Mary Malone Browning	....	assistant: Eric Newman
Eddie Chow	....	personal trainer: Clive Owen (as Ed Chow)
Hannah Collett	....	assistant: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Simon Crook	....	location manager
Sue Darley	....	animal handler
Tim Davies	....	location assistant
Kathryn Donovan	....	unit publicist
Alexander Drummond	....	location trainee
Sophie Easton	....	production trainee
Charles Edwards	....	clearance coordinator
Ceri Evans	....	script supervisor: vfx unit: pick ups
Dave Evans	....	armorer
Kathy Ewings	....	assistant production accountant
Joseph Fitzpatrick	....	h.o.d. facilities (as Joe Fitzpatrick)
Lucy Foulds	....	location department coordinator
Nick Fulton	....	location manager
Tom George	....	title designer
Jackie Gilbey	....	accounting assistant
Herbert Gordon	....	stand-in
Jo Greenwood	....	assistant: Tony Smith
Michelle Griffiths	....	animal handler
John Gunnery	....	stand-in (as John Gunnary)
Carolyn Hall	....	financial controller
Alexander Hodgson	....	second assistant production coordinator (as Alex Hodgson)
Jennifer Hoffmeister	....	assistant: Marc Abraham
Sam Holt	....	production coordinator
Samantha Holt	....	second unit coordinator
Sarah Hood	....	set production assistant
Richard Hooper	....	supervising armorer
Sonia Hooper	....	animal handler
Kevin Jones	....	chef
Anne Karam	....	stand-in
Pamela Kempthorne	....	stand-in
Diane Leach	....	stand-in
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager
Matteo Manzini	....	creative consultant: Foreign Office
Steve Mascall	....	chef
Sue McCabe	....	animal handler
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach
Tracey Miller	....	coordinator: equipment webbing (as Tracey Millar)
Alex Nikolic	....	media producer
Hermione Ninnim	....	production coordinator
Fredrik Nordbeck	....	creative consultant: Foreign Office
Marcello Paolillo	....	researcher
Neil Pierson	....	accounts cashier
Gill Raddings	....	animal coordinator
Rozza Reader	....	catering manager
Rozza Reader	....	head chef
Christina Rice	....	assistant: Julianne Moore
Frances Richardson	....	assistant production accountant
Bill Ridealgh	....	unit medic
Claire Robertson	....	production accountant
Gabriela Rodriguez	....	assistant: Alfonso Cuarón
Neil Samels	....	chef
Jonathan Scott	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Sharp	....	supervising location manager
Samuel Sharpe	....	production trainee
Richard Sizer	....	stand-in
Joss Skottowe	....	supervising armorer: first unit
James Smith	....	assistant: Sir Michael Caine (as Jim Smith)
Johan Smith	....	stand-in
Andy Soane	....	chef
Rachna Suri	....	production trainee
Celeste Talaszek	....	construction accountant
Celeste Talaszek	....	post-production accountant
Anna Tennant	....	animal trainer
Lucy Thomas	....	set production assistant
Liz Thornton	....	animal handler
Jeannie Udall	....	construction nurse (as Jeanie Udall)
Nicholas Vela	....	production trainee (as Nick Vela)
Louise Wade	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rachel Welch	....	accounting assistant
Lucy Whitton	....	archive researcher
David Wilcock	....	accounting assistant
Tim Wildgoose	....	mould maker
Beverly Winston	....	script supervisor (as Beverley Winston)
Charlotte Wright	....	location manager
Jules Baker-Smith	....	assistant: Alfonso Cuaron, pre-production (uncredited)
Holly Bates	....	accounts trainee (uncredited)
Danielle Bennett	....	production runner: second unit (uncredited)
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer (uncredited)
Henry Christopher	....	armory assistant (uncredited)
Mark Coleran	....	computer screen graphics (uncredited)
Greg Corke	....	armorer (uncredited)
Rebecca Davis	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Kay Di Rezze	....	trainee assistant accountant (uncredited)
Tarquin Glass	....	floor runner (uncredited)
Ruth Halliday	....	researcher (uncredited)
Mohammed Hassan	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Hill	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Casey Levie	....	set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Miranda Marks	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Garry Marriott	....	second unit medic (uncredited)
Richard May	....	location scout (uncredited)
Mitchell Mcgee	....	unit security (uncredited)
Bertil Nilsson	....	additional crowd control (uncredited)
Sylvia Pyke	....	assistant: Iain Smith (uncredited)
Adrian Rigby	....	art finisher (uncredited)
Sascha Robey	....	weapons armorer (uncredited)
Simon Staines	....	creative supervisor: Useful Companies (uncredited)
Joby Stephens	....	additional set runner (uncredited)
Tracey Taylor	....	accounts trainee (uncredited)
Isobel Thomas	....	production coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
Sara-Jane Valentine	....	computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies (uncredited)
Paul Wanklin	....	armorer (uncredited)
Donna Wezel	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Annalisa Bugliani	....	dedicatee
Olmo Teodoro Cuarón	....	dedicatee
Tess Bu Cuarón	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Strike Entertainment
• Hit & Run Productions (in association with) (as Hit and Run Productions)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors A/S (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (theatrical) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
• Pinema (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Taramount Film (2006) (Serbia) (theatrical) (Montenegro, Macedonia)
• Toho-Towa (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner-Lusomundo (2006) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2009) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• RTL (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Double Negative (visual effects)
• Framestore CFC (visual effects)
• Visual Effects Company, The (motion control)

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  editing facilities
• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Foreign Office  media content creation & design
• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting (as ARRI Rental Group)
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by (as ARRI Rental Group)
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Access Bookings  accommodation
• Adacc  
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies/mobiles
• Bluff Hampton Company, The  post-production
• Bluff Hampton Company, The  visual effects
• C&M Location Services  location facilities
• Capital FX  digital intermediate
• Capital FX  titles and opticals
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Chromakey-Hire.Com  greenscreens/bluescreens
• Corbis  photo images courtesy of (as Corbis)
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  re-recorded at (as De Lane Lea Post Production Ltd.)
• Doggicam Systems  PowerSlide provided by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Avid systems supplied by
• Getty Images  photo images courtesy of
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Hackenbacker Audio Post Production  foley recorded at
• Hip-O Records  soundtrack
• Hothouse Music  music supervision (as Hot House Music Ltd)
• Joe Dunton & Company  video assist equipment
• Light by Numbers  lighting control system
• Magnum Photos  photographs courtesy of
• Roberson Public Relations  publicity consultant
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Studios  media production: Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia
• The Academy of Ancient Music  orchestra: Eternity's Sunrise
• The Source  music consultant (as Source Etc.)
• Translux  facilities and trucks
• Useful Company  digital playback and design
• Varèse Sarabande  score album
• West Trend Apartments  accommodation agent
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility
• Wood Hall Catering  catering second unit

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | German | Italian | Romanian | Spanish | Arabic | Georgian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

South Africa:16LV | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | 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 | Chile:TE | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St. James's, London, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Just before the car is attacked, Miriam peels an orange in the back seat. Just before the refugee camp falls into chaos, Kee and Marichka share orange slices over the baby. In films, oranges often represent impending danger or tragedy. This motif is also prominently featured in The Godfather.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Arabic graffiti next to the word "uprising" is a misspelling of "intifadah" ('uprising' in Arabic). It was written with the letter dal instead of dad. The correct spelling of intifadah uses the letter dad; it also ends with a ta marbuta, not an alef.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)

Soundtrack:

Ruby Tuesday

Enthralling, haunting addition to the apocalypse genre

Worthy addition to a very British literary, televisual and cinematic tradition of dystopian and apocalyptic narratives. H.G Wells, John Wyndham, SURVIVORS, 28 DAYS LATER.

These texts are revealing of the times in which they were made. Rather than looking forwards,they re often, at heart, deeply conservative. They frequently express a desire for a world where the centralised, industrial society has broken down entirely, replaced by an agrarian based model comprising small, rural communities. These narratives coincided with the rise in 'alternative ' lifestyles, interest in self sufficiency, organic farming, low technology and a different relationship with the Earth. Nostalgia for a pre Industrial past is more prominent than hope and anticipation of a glorious new future when civilisations been destroyed for a new, better world to emerge.

The grand narratives which we once imagined were going to change and improve the world no longer seem credible. Following the collapse of communism, there's a distrust of ideologies, especially those of the left. Arguably, the left has collapsed in the Western World. Thats the context this film arrives in, one where there seems no meaningfully effective counterbalance to the continued dominance of global capitalism, media saturation and environmental meltdown.

Arguably this film offers some hope but my overall impression is of something a lot bleaker than other apocalypse narratives. Without children there is, literally, no future left. Although emerging from a different context, this film shares with its predecessors a thoroughly revealing indication of the concerns preoccupying the time in which it was made.

Two scenes haunted me. The man in Battersea, isolated with his art collection and the set pieces of the illegal immigrants, rounded up and caged.

The Battersea scene uses its location and choice of Picasso's Gernika painting in the background to make a searing comment on a civilisation which, despite its pretensions to Art and Culture, has managed to engineer its own extinction. A civilisation whose intellectual and cultural elites, instead of challenging the prevailing discourse, isolate themselves, collusive in a form of collective denial.

The illegals scene is composed in such a way as to recreate images from the War on Terror, images which are now iconic. Both scenes link together through use of the painting which is an inspired device. This is definitely a movie to watch and work at. I was also intrigued by the recurring animals, and reminded of Tarkovsky, whose work is consistently loaded with symbolism. The scene at the empty, abandoned school was very reminiscent of the Russian director. Also praiseworthy is the astonishing use of sound, particularly in one of the key scenes when dogs can be heard barking in the distance.

Another haunting image is that of the flowers and wreaths laid very early on, after the youngest person on earth has died. Reminiscent of the mawkishness, sentimentality and mass hysteria of those laying floral tributes to murder victims they never knew, the so called 'Diana effect'. Again, a clear reference to todays world.

This is an outstanding piece of film making, I agree totally with previous reviewers comments, especially regarding the battle scenes, which have an immediacy, bringing to mind COME AND SEE or APOCALYPSE NOW. I ll give the last word to Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian newspapers film critic who called this 'a thinking persons action movie.'