Children of Men
Director: Alfonso Cuarón. Cast: Clive Owen, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, Danny Huston, Ed Westwick, Peter Mullan, Oana Pellea, Faruk Pruti, Valerie Griffiths, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi. Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (based on the novel by P.D. James).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Film Editing: Alfonso Cuarón & Alex Rodríguez

Other Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Technical Grand Prize (Lubezki); Magic Lantern Award (Cuarón)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Cinematography; Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography; Best Cinematography
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Cinematography; Best Production Design (Geoffrey Kirkland, Jim Clay, and Jennifer Williams)

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