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The Japanese Film Festival Australia returns for its landmark 30th year with screenings in Canberra, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney from September to December. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has introduced Australian audiences to the dynamic voices shaping Japanese cinema, and is now one of the largest celebrations of Japanese films in the world.

Returning to cinemas this October with a spectacular line up of exquisite dramas, charming comedies, fascinating documentaries and much-loved retrospectives, starring some of Britain’s finest talent!

From A24 and boundary-pushing visionary filmmakers Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) and Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire, Primetime) comes YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, a wildly unpredictable and darkly compelling documentary that plunges into the extraordinary downfall of one of Silicon Valley’s most infamous figures. Just 34 days before reporting to prison, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a sceptical film crew into her inner circle, granting unprecedented access to her final weeks of freedom. Once hailed as a revolutionary tech visionary, Holmes watched her billion-dollar empire collapse amid one of the most spectacular fraud scandals in modern history. Now, with her carefully constructed public image in ruins, she offers the cameras a chance to capture her side of the story. But nothing is quite as it seems. What begins as an intimate portrait of a fallen Silicon Valley darling rapidly spirals into a surreal, mind-bending three-year odyssey, where the lines between truth, performance and manipulation become dangerously blurred. Featuring Holmes, her husband Billy Evans and Fielder himself, YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is an audacious, unsettling and wickedly intriguing exploration of deception, image-making and the elusive nature of truth.

From Academy Award and six-time BAFTA winning writer-director Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) comes WILD HORSE NINE, a blistering dark comedy about aging, guilt, friendship and the impossible attempt to negotiate with one’s own past. Spearheaded by powerhouses, Academy Award nominee John Malkovich and Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell, in two phenomenal, Oscar-worthy performances. Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (Malkovich) and Lee (Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island's iconic statues, the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies and Chris begins to question whether he and Lee were ever friends, and whether there is an ulterior motive behind the trip. As Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways, Lee must grapple with the secret mission he has been tasked to complete. An unexpectedly moving reckoning of friendship, morality, and lives spent doing terrible things, WILD HORSE NINE is an absurdly poetic, deeply melancholy, and ultimately devastating exploration of what it means to be human, beautifully showcasing how we are all just living one day at a time until time runs out. With a wickedly entertaining and cynical yet soulful performance from Malkovich, with many calling it his finest performance of the 21st century.

Academy Award winner Olivia Colman and Golden Globe winner Alexander Skarsgård deliver wildly funny and wonderfully unexpected performances in Wicker, a fantastical and deliciously raunchy romantic comedy adapted from Ursula Wills-Jones’ acclaimed short story. In a remote seaside village bound by tradition and small-minded convention, Fisherwoman (Colman) is relentlessly ridiculed for her single, unloved status. Fed up with her stuffy neighbours, she commissions the local Basketmaker to weave her the perfect husband from wicker. When her creation arrives beyond even her wildest dreams, their unconventional romance sends shockwaves through the village. Jealousies flare, passions ignite and the increasingly unhinged townspeople turn against the unlikely couple. Brought spectacularly to life through breathtaking cinematography from Academy Award winner Lol Crawley (The Brutalist), extraordinary visual effects from Joe Dunckley (Avatar) and Wētā Workshop, and an ensemble cast that embraces every glorious absurdity, Wicker is bold, strange, romantic and deeply human. A visually sumptuous celebration of desire, individuality and finding love in the most unexpected form.

FATHERLAND centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress, writer and rally driver. In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, father and daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins - from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family. With FATHERLAND, Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning Ida and Cold War, exploring – in his elliptic, distilled style - the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe.

Straight from its critically acclaimed premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the feature film directorial debut from acclaimed filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind of Heaven), PRIMETIME is a tense psychological thriller based on the 2007 Esquire Article, ‘Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die’. With Robert Pattinson starring as a fictionalised version of Chris Hansen, the host of the hit reality television series, To Catch a Predator, in an oscar-worthy performance. In 2006, NBC Dateline correspondent Chris Hansen sets out to make television history with the creation of a reality television series where he goes undercover to catch and shame predators on live television. After his groundbreaking investigations become a cultural phenomenon and he books the prime spot on air, Hansen slowly descends into a mutant of envy and ambition, masked as a righteous crusader. Eager to gain fame and recognition, the line between what is journalism and what is public humiliation becomes blurred, and public opinion begins to influence the way his investigations are conducted and filmed. Featuring electrifying performances from an all-star cast, including Phoebe Bridgers, Skyler Gisondo, Anna Faris and Merritt Wever, PRIMETIME asks us to consider the ethics and dangers of crusading reality television shows, and how complicit we might be as an audience howling for justice. Oppenheim turns PRIMETIME into an audacious, imaginative, stylish and darkly funny American nightmare, with Robert Pattinson at his most magnetic and unhinged, giving one of his best performances yet.

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. Additionally confirmed out of CinemaCon, Ryunosuke Kamiki, the hero who faced Godzilla’s terror in Godzilla Minus One, returns as Koichi Shikishima, and is joined by Minami Hamabe as Noriko Oishi, who miraculously survived Godzilla’s first attack on Tokyo. Fans can look forward to seeing Godzilla presented to all new terrifying heights, making GODZILLA MINUS ZERO in a true cinematic event not to be missed.

No one knows your heart like a sister. From BAFTA nominated director Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean), comes the adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, a sweeping period drama that follows three sisters’ experiences of love, loss and heartbreak. Following the death of their father, the Dashwood sisters; the sensible and prudent Elinor, the romantic and passionate Marianne, and the young Margaret, and their mother are left financially destitute, when their family estate, Norland Park, is left to their half-brother John on the basis of a law that limits the transfer of property to male heirs. Although he is instructed to take care of his sisters, John is dissuaded of his duty by his greedy wife and they are forced to move to Barton Cottage in rural Devonshire, offered to them by a generous relative Sir John Middleton. Before leaving Norland, Elinor forms a quiet connection to Edward Ferrars, the brother of John’s wife, but they are separated when she moves and discovers his prior engagement to Lucy Steele. While Marianne struggles with her romantic aspirations when she must choose between the young and attractive John Willoughby and the older and sensible Colonel Brandon. Featuring an outstanding lead cast, including Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) as Elinor, Esmé Creed-Miles (Hanna) as Marianne, BAFTA nominee George MacKay (1917) as Edward, Golden Globe nominee Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) as Mrs. Dashwood and BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) as Mrs. Jennings, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY artfully explores the contention between living by your head or by your heart, showcasing that by having a balance of both rational thought (sense) and genuine feeling (sensibility) one will live a truly content life.

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption — and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell’s definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

From critically acclaimed director Ti West (Pearl, X) comes the dark gothic fantasy, EBENEZER, based on the acclaimed 1843 novella by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. In early Victorian London, miserly and selfish businessman Ebenezer Scrooge (Johnny Depp) is forced through visions of the past, present, and future during a supernatural journey toward a chance at redemption. With a name you know but a story you don’t, EBENEZER promises a darker look into the cold winter night that changed Ebenezer Scrooge’s life forever, featuring an all-star supporting cast, including Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Sam Caflin and Sir Ian McKellen.

George Michael was one of the most influential stars of his generation; his voice and songwriting defined an era. Assembled from rediscovered, previously unseen and unheard 35mm footage of his 1988 performance at the Palais Omnisports de ParisBercy, this new film captures George at the height of his creative power during the record-breaking Faith Tour. Expertly restored and remastered, the film transforms a defining cultural moment into a spectacular cinema experience. An original short film by Mary McCartney opens the feature, using newly discovered audio and imagery from 1986–1988 – the Faith era – creating a rare and intimate ‘time capsule’, offering a vivid insight into George’s mindset at this pivotal moment in his life.

Witty, romantic and smart, this film from beloved Italian satirist Pierfrancesco ‘Pif’ Diliberto (The Mafia Kills Only In Summer) - adapted from his own bestselling novel - is a hugely entertaining and gently irreverent comedy about love, faith and finding the perfect pastry. Arturo (Pif) is a successful real estate agent, but less so in love. Arturo lives alone, is the weak link in his office's football team, and nurtures an unwavering passion for desserts, with a soft spot for sciù from Palermo's most celebrated pasticceria. His life lights up when he meets the devoutly Catholic Flora (Giusy Buscemi), who is looking to open her own patisserie, and he falls instantly, hopelessly in love. To win Flora over, Arturo embarks on an increasingly absurd attempt to live by the gospel, a quest that earns him an unexpected spiritual advisor: the Pope. Italian box office hit Holy Cannoli is playful, pointed and cheeky, using comedy to expose the contradictions of contemporary Italian life seen through the eyes of a soul-searching, sweet-toothed sceptic.

Be transported to an extraordinary world beyond your doorstep. From the hands that crafted Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, comes the epic fantasy WILDWOOD, a darkly magical adventure of a young girl who ventures into a dangerous hidden forest to rescue her brother. Adapted from the acclaimed novel written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, WILDWOOD transports audiences into a secret, magical, and dangerously alive world just beyond their doorstep. At its heart, is the story of a courageous girl, Prue McKeel, on a desperate mission to rescue her baby brother from a forbidden forest filled with enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries. Her journey unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure where the fate of an entire hidden world hangs in the balance. With breathtaking visuals and a star-studded voice cast, including Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali, Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett, Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan, Jacob Tremblay and Peyton Elizabeth Lee, WILDWOOD is an odyssey almost 15 years in the making, shaped by love, power, and the courage to confront the unknown.

Who’s robbing who? From acclaimed director David Leitch (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train), comes the action-comedy heist hit HOW TO ROB A BANK, a sharp, witty and satirical exploration of the cost of the pursuit of social media validation and the dangers of corporate control. A crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcast their daring heists to inspire others to fight back against a corrupt system, unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer. Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs in their most ambitious heist yet. Featuring an all-star cast, including Golden Globe nominee Nicholas Hoult (Superman), Golden Globe and Emmy winner Anna Sawai (Shōgun), Emmy nominee Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) and Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (Heathers), HOW TO ROB A BANK holds a mirror up to society, exploring the intersection of corporate greed, viral internet fame and personal vengeance.

One decision changed history. From acclaimed Australian director Anthony Maras (Hotel Mumbai), comes the incredible true story, PRESSURE, a nail-biting war-thriller that follows the tense 72 hours in the lead up to D-Day. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser) employs chief meteorologist Captain James Stagg (BAFTA winner Andrew Scott) to advise him on when to launch the largest seaborne invasion in history. With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, Captain Stagg must cut through military egos, crushing uncertainty and terrifyingly high stakes to make an impossible call. Featuring an all-star supporting cast, including Academy Award nominee Kerry Condon and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, PRESSURE is a tense historical thriller about weather, warfare and the burden of responsibility, turning a pivotal moment in modern history into gripping, muscular cinema. An edge-of-your-seat view of a world-changing event.

From writer-director Boots Riley. The Velvet Gang, a crew of professional shoplifters led by aspiring designer Corvette (Keke Palmer), target cutthroat fashion icon Christie Smith (Demi Moore) when she steals one of Corvette’s designs. They plan to boost Smith’s entire inventory but inadvertently spark a movement for retail and factory workers around the world. It’s like community service.

After two decades of headlining festivals and arenas around the world, Australian metal band Parkway Drive return home to stage the most ambitious performance of their career. Reimagining their music with a full symphony orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, the band risks everything on a one-night-only event that challenges both their identity and their audience's expectations. As creative tensions rise and self-doubt surfaces, fans from across the globe arrive to witness history. Home is an intimate portrait of ambition, vulnerability and community, exploring what it means to evolve without losing the spirit that made you.

Look fear in the face. From acclaimed director James Watkins (Speak No Evil), comes the gruesome body-horror CLAYFACE, the latest instalment in the recently launched DC Universe, spearheaded by visionary producer James Gunn following his 2025 global smash-hit, Superman. Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries) receives a highly experimental medical procedure after his face is disfigured in a knife attack. Although the experiment is successful at first, things quickly turn sinister as his body begins to turn into clay that reshapes itself into anyone’s appearance, moulding him into a horrifying revenge-filled monster. Featuring a standout ensemble cast, including BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie, Emmy nominee Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan, CLAYFACE is an unnerving exploration of the origins of one of Batman’s earliest antagonists, weaving a chilling story of the loss of one's identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, VERITY is a dark, psychologically charged thriller directed by Michael Showalter, starring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway alongside Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is offered a career-defining opportunity to complete a successful book series left unfinished by its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), following a mysterious accident. Relocating to the Crawford family’s secluded estate, Lowen uncovers a hidden manuscript filled with disturbing confessions that dissolve the line between fiction and reality, drawing her deeper into a world that feels increasingly unstable. As she becomes entangled in the household and increasingly drawn to Verity’s husband Jeremy (Hartnett), a growing sense of unease takes hold. What unfolds is a tense descent into obsession, where desire, manipulation and truth intertwine in increasingly dangerous ways. VERITY leaves you questioning what you’ve read, and what was ever real to begin with.

Winner of Best Director at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, LA BOLA NEGRA is a sweeping and deeply passionate queer epic from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, inspired by the unfinished work of legendary Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and Alberto Conejero’s acclaimed play, ‘La Piedra Oscura’. Moving between 1932, 1937 and 2017, three men are bound across generations by desire, secrecy and the hidden histories connecting their lives. In 1932, a young scion, Carlos is black-balled and denied entry to an exclusive casino due to rumours of his sexuality. Five years later as the Spanish Civil War tears the country apart, Sebastián experiences a forbidden love that crosses enemy lines. Decades later, Alberto begins uncovering a buried family history that draws him towards lives and relationships deliberately erased from memory. As intimate romances collide with political violence and inherited silence, fragments of the past gradually reveal how one generation’s secrets continue to shape the next. Led by Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau and Carlos González, with Academy Award winner Penélope Cruz and eight-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close, LA BOLA NEGRA is an opulent and profoundly moving portrait of queer lives across generations, transforming Lorca’s unfinished words into a stirring story of love, memory and the voices history tried to silence.

From four-time Academy Award-winning auteur, Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant), comes the politically charged satire, DIGGER, an outrageous dark-comedy that follows the most powerful man in the world, Digger Rockwell (Academy Award nominee Tom Cruise) and his frantic mission to prove he is humanities saviour. Digger Rockwell, eccentric, billionaire oil tycoon spends his days in extravagance and wealth, with not a care for the cost his oil drilling business has on the world around him. However, when an environmental catastrophe caused by his negligence comes to light, he begins a desperate campaign to show the world that he is their unlikely saviour before the disaster destroys everything. Filled with breathtaking production design, transformative makeup and costuming and explosive performances from Academy Award nominee Sandra Hüller, Academy Award nominee Jesse Plemons, Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and Golden Globe winner John Goodman, DIGGER is an ingenious commentary on the current world we live in, complete with stage-worthy grandeur and spectacle.

Straight from the 2026 Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize, Academy Award-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (No Other Land) investigate civilian deaths by the Israeli military in the Gazan war, in NAZA. Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians.

Opera in two acts (1813) New Production! You’ll see me again, I’ll see you again… Rossini’s heroic melodrama returns to the Rome Opera in a new staging by Emma Dante, with Michele Mariotti on the podium and Carlo Vistoli in the title role. Set in medieval Syracuse, the opera follows the exiled knight Tancredi, who secretly returns to defend his city and reclaim his love, Amenaide (Martina Russomanno), wrongly accused of betraying her people. A misinterpreted letter sparks jealousy, political intrigue and a death sentence, as Tancredi is driven to fight for Amenaide’s honour even while believing her unfaithful. Rossini’s luminous early score, heard here in the opera’s tragic Ferrara ending, meets Dante’s striking “theatre of puppets” imagery to create a visually bold, emotionally charged staging where love and loyalty are tested to the limit

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world's most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. To tell this seemingly drab story, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to increase his movie's appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble - literally and figuratively 0 as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry.

Witness the origin of evil. From the twisted mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes the terrifying and thrilling reinvention of the Resident Evil Franchise. Set during one fateful night, RESIDENT EVIL is a gory, terror filled horror of one man’s fight for survival. Medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) accepts a routine job transporting a life-saving medical treatment to a remote hospital. However, the night quickly turns sinister when he loses contact with the outside world and he finds himself in a desperate race for survival against a horde of bloodthirsty, mutated creatures. The highly anticipated next feature from the mastermind behind Weapons, Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL promises a darker, bloodier and even more terrifying reboot of the franchise. With standout performances from cast members, Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry and Kali Reis, RESIDENT EVIL is not only a love letter to the video game series but a delight for all horror fans.

From acclaimed director David Ayer (Fury) comes HEART OF THE BEAST, a sweeping and visceral survival thriller that sends Academy Award winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) into the beautiful but merciless Alaskan wilderness, where survival will depend on the companion at his side. After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, are stranded deep in the wilderness. Injured and isolated, the battle-hardened pair must rely on the skills and unbreakable trust forged through years of service as they face brutal conditions, dangerous wildlife and an increasingly desperate journey back to civilisation. Breathtaking in scale yet intimate at heart, HEART OF THE BEAST is an intense adventure of courage, resilience and companionship, paying tribute to the remarkable bond between handlers and working dogs, and the fearless animals who dedicate their lives to protecting others.

After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes. Also, there’s a roadrunner. And dynamite.

From the creators of Wallace and Gromit, comes the latest tale at Mossy Bottom Farm, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, a hilarious, mystery filled stop-motion adventure. The fluffy residents of Mossy Bottom Farm are looking forward to Halloween, until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch. When Shaun turns into a mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control. With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure. Featuring returning voice actors, Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes and Kate Harbour, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM showcases the beauty of stop-motion animation while packing its characters full of personality and humour.

After twenty years spent “chillin’, tokin’ and bonin’”, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he gets off his batty and heads to America to reclaim his former glory… but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence.

Defy the Gods. In a visionary reimagining of Homer’s timeless epic, Academy Award-winning auteur Christopher Nolan brings a masterful fusion of myth and spectacle in THE ODYSSEY. Starring Matt Damon as the indomitable Odysseus, this highly anticipated adaptation chronicles the hero’s treacherous journey home after the Trojan War. With a gripping ensemble of talent, Nolan crafts a mesmerizing tale of survival, sacrifice, and defiance. Joining Damon in this star-studded cast are Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Zendaya as Athena, and Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Jon Bernthal, and Mia Goth round out the A-list ensemble. After the dust of the Trojan War has settled, Odysseus (Damon), the legendary king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous odyssey across the seas to reunite with his beloved wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus. But the gods of Olympus - led by the vengeful Poseidon - have other plans, and each step he takes brings him deeper into a world where the boundaries between man and myth blur. Torn between loyalty, love, and vengeance, Odysseus must confront not only the supernatural horrors that lurk at every turn but also the depths of his own soul. With breathtaking visuals, relentless pacing, and Nolan’s signature exploration of the human condition, THE ODYSSEY is a cinematic tour de force and a journey through the ancient world that is as audacious and ambitious as the hero at its centre.

No children. No future. No hope. Two decades on from its critically acclaimed release, four-time Academy Award winning director Alfonso Cuarón’s (Roma) Academy Award nominated dystopian thriller CHILDREN OF MEN returns to cinemas for a special anniversary screening. When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Academy Award nominee Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth's population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope from danger. CHILDREN OF MEN is a terrifying, exhilarating, and sickening portrait of the darkest corners of humanity, but one that inspires hope all the same. Featuring outstanding performances from an all-star cast, including Academy Award winner Julianne Moore, two-time Academy Award winner Michael Caine and Academy Award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor, CHILDREN OF MEN is an achingly, almost dreamily optimistic film in the face of such brutally cynical conditions, offering a humanist message that neutralizes political debate. Beautifully directed and magnificently crafted, it's a wrenching thriller in a grimy world of industrial decay, a distorted mirror of today in a palette of cement dust.