The year 2027: the last days of the human race. No child has been born for 18 years. He must protect our only hope.
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.
Science FictionThrillerActionfuturegovernmentpolice statebased on novel or bookhippieenglandfaithchaosrefugee camprebeldystopiamiracle
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, epic and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Clive OwenTheo Faron
- Clare-Hope AshiteyKee
- Chiwetel EjioforLuke
- Julianne MooreJulian
- Michael CaineJasper
- Pam FerrisMiriam
- Charlie HunnamPatric
- Danny HustonNigel
- Peter MullanSyd
- Oana PelleaMarichka
Crew
- Alfonso CuarónDirector
- Timothy J. SextonScreenplay
- David ArataScreenplay
- Alfonso CuarónScreenplay
- P. D. JamesNovel
- Emmanuel LubezkiDirector of Photography
- John TavenerOriginal Music Composer
- Alex RodríguezEditor
- Alfonso CuarónEditor
- Iain SmithProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Akira 198868% alikeBoth earnest, epic, contemporary.
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