Science on Screen®: Children of Men (2006)

Science on Screen® at Images Cinema is made possible through a grant from the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The theme of our 2024-25 season of Science on Screen® is "Eco-Disaster: How We Imagine Humankind Will Navigate Global Catastrophe." CHILDREN OF MEN will be preceded by a discussion with Dr. Tim J. Lebestky, Associate Professor of Biology, Williams College and Dr. Mohamad Junaid, Associate Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Each talk will be unique to the academic focuses of each speaker, and will delve into both the actual scientific probability of such disaster occurring — and if it will occur as depicted in the film — and the veracity of the human responses to directly avoid said catastrophe and/or the psychological/sociological effects of the catastrophe coming to pass. 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.DramaPT3HR2025-01-22

Clive Owen

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Julianne Moore

Michael Caine

Pam Ferris

Charlie Hunnam

Danny Huston

Peter Mullan

Alfonso Cuarón

Eric Newman

Marc Abraham