Children of Men

2023 - 4 - 2

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Independent"

Children of Men fans say Tories have made dystopian film reality (The Independent)

“Just rewatching 2006 dystopian film Children of Men in which the UK is a police state and illegal immigrants are imprisoned (or executed) by the gov,” tweeted ...

A third wrote: “The best dystopian stories reflect the contemporary reality in an abstracted way. “One of my favourite films is on BBC Two now,” tweeted one person. “Britain isolated by Brexit, global pandemic, an aggressive policy on immigrants, an attempt at a dystopian control of the populace: from 2006, it got so much right.” No doubt Suella Braverman is frantically scribbling in a notepad while watching it.” “The final scenes take place in a refugee camp in Bexhill. Four days ago the UK gov announced a refugee camp will open in Bexhill.”

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NNN"

The eerie parallels between “Children of Men” and real life as it airs ... (NNN)

The 2006 dystopian thriller Children of Men airing on BBC Two last night had viewers commenting on how much it mirrors reality. The film is set in 2027 when ...

[](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=target store blogger outreach) Clive Owen said in an interview at the film’s release that it is “not a fantasy” and that director Alfonso Cuarón used a film set 30 years in the future to talk about present worries, concerns, and fears that viewers have. Several viewers commented that the film felt like a documentary given the current political climate in the UK. Britain isolated by Brexit, global pandemic, an aggressive policy on immigrants, an attempt at a dystopian control of the populace: from 2006, it got so much right.” Jokingly, some viewers mentioned the possibility of home secretary Suella Braverman taking notes on the movie. [BBC](https://nnn.ng/ken-bruce-reveals-his-concerns-for-new-greatest-hits-radio-show/) Two last night had viewers commenting on how much it mirrors reality. A fan tweeted, “Seems mischievous of the BBC to programme Cuarón’s incredible Children of Men at this moment in history.

Explore the last week