A very good movie by Alfonso Cuarón about a time in the near future when women cannot have babies anymore, a phenomenon stated but never really explained.(SPOILER TAG) Given the fact that the population cannot grow anymore, instead of celebrating the oldest living individual, like people do now, the opposite becomes true, and the youngest living person is an international superstar, which interestingly turns the tables on us.
Terrorism is also widespread and countries, especially the UK, have started closing off their borders and rounding up immigrants to insulate themselves from potential threats.
It's in this police-state and suspicious environment that a young woman finds herself pregnant and looks for the best way and place to have her baby and not see it snatched away by the authorities for some propagandistic reason.
Clive Owen stars as the former activist who gets sucked back in the resistance by his ex-wife, an always good Julianne Moore, in order to help the pregnant woman. He succeeds at the task, but only by paying the highest price.
Owen is very good in a role that suits his brooding and masculine appearance, as is Clare-Hope Ashitey as his traveling companion. The movie works very well thanks to a constant background tension that never really lets go and always keeps the momentum going.
Cuarón is great at casting a very dark light on our future, both through the script and with the wonderful photography. The viewer is always engaged, both by the action sequences and by the characters, who are well fleshed out, never boring or stupid, and always interesting.
This is a modern and mature movie that makes you reflect on our future, makes you care about these people, and ultimately makes you hold out hope for them as well as for us.
A very good film, don't miss it.
Grade: 9
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