film and TV

In Case You Missed It: Children of Men explores being sedated to injustices around you

By: Yildiz Subuk, Peak Associate Content warning: violence, racism, Islamophobia, and genocide. Alfonso Cauron’s 2006 film, Children Of Men, tells two thematic stories that overlap  throughout its nearly two-hour run time. The first story focuses on the protagonist, Theo (played by Clive Owen) as he aimlessly goes about his days in the year 2027. Residing in London, he ignores the harsh reality the film presents us with: the world is coming to a slow but imminent end as infertility has plagued the planet. No new children have been born for more than 18 years. In the opening scene, many are…

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