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** Possibly. Marichka is played by a Romanian actress Oana Pellea and her lines are all in Romanian - but those are mostly ad-libbed. The name Marichka is Russian, so she's likely meant to be Russian.
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** Possibly. Marichka is played by a Romanian actress Oana Pellea and her lines are all in Romanian - but those are mostly ad-libbed. The name Marichka is Russian, so she's likely meant to be Russian.
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Romania was a Marxist-Leninist state until 1989, so a Romanian could plausibly own a Lenin medal.
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** Possibly. Marichka is played by a Romanian actress Oana Pellea and her lines are all in Romanian - but those are mostly ad-libbed. The name Marichka is Russian and there's a medal of Lenin visible in her house - Russian, so she's likely meant to be Russian.
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* AcclaimedFlop: This was a well reviewed, much enjoyed movie... which didn't do so hot at the box office.
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** [[spoiler:In-story its wholly unclear whether or not Kee and the child will survive, but as the credits start to roll we hear the sound of children playing and laughing, as opposed to the stark silence the film began with. It's pretty clear that this is a hint that hope will return to the world, and more children will be born.]]
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* Children of Men is one of [[https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-complete-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-interna-1782918945 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.]]
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* Children of Men is one of the [[https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-complete-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-interna-1782918945 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.]]
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $76 million. Gross, $70 million. In spite of great reviews, opening in late December to be an awards contender caused such a bleak film to be slaughtered by family-friendly fare, and the studio not being sure on how to market it didn't help matters.
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* TooSoon: The opening attack in Fleet Street was filmed only two weeks after a real terrorist attack had happened in London.
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* TheDanza: Almost: Creator/JulianneMoore as "Julian".
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* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Alfonso Cuarón was attached to the movie in 2001, and took a while to actually start production, even making [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban another movie]] in-between.
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* CameraAbuse: Used frequently to add to the gritty visual style. For the last EpicTrackingShot featured in the film the production crew had a perfect take, only to notice that blood had spattered on the lens. The cinematographer convinced the director to [[ThrowItIn use the take anyway]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: The film features a scene in which characters discuss tinnitus ("You know that high-pitched ringing sound you hear?") The film also features a suicide pill called Quietus. Not long after, someone released a homeopathic remedy for tinnitus...called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4pEY_YJGk Quietus]]...
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* FakeNationality: Possibly.FakeNationality:
**Nigel, a Briton like most of the characters, is played by American actor Danny Huston.
**Possibly. Marichka is played by a Romanian actress Oana Pellea and her lines are all in Romanian - but those are mostly ad-libbed. The name Marichka is Russian and there's a medal of Lenin visible in her house - so she's likely meant to be Russian.
**Nigel, a Briton like most of the characters, is played by American actor Danny Huston.
**Possibly. Marichka is played by a Romanian actress Oana Pellea and her lines are all in Romanian - but those are mostly ad-libbed. The name Marichka is Russian and there's a medal of Lenin visible in her house - so she's likely meant to be Russian.
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* ApprovalOfGod: The author of the novel loved the finished film.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The film features a scene in which characters discuss tinnitus ("You know that high-pitched ringing sound you hear?") The film also features a suicide pill called Quietus. Not long after, someone released a homeopathic remedy for tinnitus...called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4pEY_YJGk Quietus]]...
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Is that [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Yaxley]] torturing muggles - er... fugies?
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* ActorInspiredElement: Clive Owen actually contributed a lot to the final draft of the script, providing Alfonso Cuaron with some insights.
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* ThrowItIn: The scene where blood splashes on the lens? Alfonso Cuaron actually called "cut" when that happened, but his voice was drowned out by the explosions. The cinematographer loved the shot and convinced him to leave it in.
* TooSoon: The opening attack in Fleet Street was filmed only two weeks after a real terrorist attack had happened in London.
* TooSoon: The opening attack in Fleet Street was filmed only two weeks after a real terrorist attack had happened in London.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/VForVendetta''. ''Children of Men'' did garner better reviews and even a couple Oscar nominations.
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* ShrugOfGod: It's been stated that the ending was deliberately designed to appear to be either a hopeful or DownerEnding, depending wholly on where you lie on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism.
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