Owen is tasked with helping a miraculously pregnant woman (Clare-Hope Ashitey) reach safety—all hope for the future weighing on his shoulders.
Much has been written about Children of Men’s breathtaking one-take shot of Clive Owen in a car as all hell breaks loose, and justifiably so, it’s stunning. But Alfonso Cuarón's harrowingly bleak look at a recognizable future, where humanity has become (mostly) infertile and has spiraled into chaos, is so much more than that one bravura moment. Owen is tasked with helping a miraculously pregnant woman (Clare-Hope Ashitey) reach safety—all hope for the future weighing on his shoulders. As gravy, Michael Caine pops by to do his always-awesome Michael Caine thing.