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Children of Men (2006)

Film

DirectorAlfonso Cuarón

Meta takes2

Figures

Characters

The character of Kee and her pregnancy

Form & technique

The car ambush long take scene
The film's narrative divergence from P.D. James's novel
The recurring high-pitched ringing sound (Theo's tinnitus)
The handheld, documentary-style cinematography
The "Uprising" scene where soldiers stop fighting at the sight of Kee's baby → The Piercing Detail

Tropes

The Bexhill refugee camp → The Stripped Citizen
Jasper's cynical worldview and euthanasia

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Train to Busan (2016) — via The Stripped Citizen
Still Life (2013) — via The Stripped Citizen
Lorna's Silence (2008) — via The Stripped Citizen
Hunger (2008) — via The Stripped Citizen
Dheepan (2015) — via The Stripped Citizen
Amour (2012) — via The Piercing Detail
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — via The Piercing Detail
Amores Perros (2000) — via The Piercing Detail