Children of Men is a 2006 English-language Drama Sci-Fi movie written by Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby and P.d. James. The movie is directed by Alfonso Cuaron and Alfonso Cuar N and produced by Hilary Shor, Iain Smith, Tony Smith, Marc Abraham and Eric Newman. In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. Children of men features Clive Owen in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi and Mishal Husain. The screenplay is written by Alfonso Cuar n, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby which is inspired from The Children of Men by P. D. James. The music was composed by John Tavener. Cinematography was done by Emmanuel Lubezki and editing by Alex Rodr guez and Alfonso Cuar n. The movie has a running time of 109 minutes. It was released on 22nd September 2006 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Children of Men was made on a budget of $76 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Universal Studios. At the 2006 Venice Film Festival It won an award for Outstanding Technical Contribution.