(Tue 28th / 7pm & 9pm/ £2TTT)
(Alphonso Cuaron / 2006 / 35mm / UK-USA / 109min / Cert 15)

"Children of Men" envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, "Children of Men" follows an unlikely champion of Earth's survival: Theo (Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaucrat, who is forced to face his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope.

A future vision that evokes more the spirit of British TV dramas such as 'Threads' and 'Survivors' than the glossier fare offered by Spielberg et al, this is a far grittier take on the action drama than we've been led to expect from Hollywood today. Proof perhaps that big budgets aren't all bad...? [edit]