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Children of Men (2006)
Where Children of Men says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A film set in a Britain with no future opens with a news report from Buenos Aires, and most of it was shot in England
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Scenes and places
The news of Baby Diego's death (2027)
Theo's morning begins with a TV report: the youngest person on Earth has been killed. The city is a world away, but the news sets the film's tone of a world with no future.
Set in Buenos Aires — A TV report names the city where the youngest person alive was killed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Argentina's capital, named only in a news broadcast; the film did not shoot this scene there as far as the sources show.
The café bombing on Fleet Street (2027)
Theo orders a black coffee and walks out of the café just before it is blown up. Bombings are an ordinary part of his London.
Set in A London café on Fleet Street — A London café where Theo stops for coffee and a bomb goes off. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic London street long linked to the newspaper trade.
Filmed at Fleet Street, London — The opening terrorist attack was shot on Fleet Street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Fishes' hideout (2027)
Theo is kidnapped by the Fishes and brought to their leader, his estranged wife Julian. She asks him to get transit papers for a young refugee named Kee.
Set in Fishes safe house — An empty hideout where the militant refugee group holds Theo.
A 19th-century naval dockyard in Kent, now a museum.
Filmed at Historic Dockyard Chatham, Slip 3 — The empty activist safehouse scene was filmed in the dockyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Ark of Arts (2027)
Theo visits his cousin, the Minister of Arts, inside a walled enclave of luxury. He comes away with joint transit papers for himself and Kee.
Set in Ark of Arts, London — An elite mini-city in London where the powerful enjoy the pleasures of the past. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A brick power station on the Thames, long a London landmark.
Filmed at Battersea Power Station, London — The power station stands in for the fictional Ark of Arts. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The ambush on the road to Canterbury (2027)
Luke drives Theo, Kee, Julian and Miriam towards Canterbury, and the car is ambushed on a country road. The mission to protect Kee suddenly turns deadly.
Set in Country road to Canterbury — A rural road where the group's car is ambushed.
A conifer forest in Surrey often used for filming.
Filmed at Bourne Wood, Farnham, Surrey — A forest road in Bourne Wood is named as the ambush location by one blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The farm safe house (2027)
In a barn, Kee tells Theo she is pregnant, the only known pregnant woman in the world. That night he overhears that the Fishes have their own plans for her baby.
Set in Farm safe house — A farm where the group hides and Kee tells Theo her secret.
No filming location for this scene was found in the sources.
Jasper's hideout in the forest (2027)
Theo takes Kee and Miriam to his old friend Jasper's hidden house. Jasper agrees to help them reach the coast, then stays behind to give them time when the Fishes arrive.
Set in Jasper Palmer's hidden house — A secluded forest hideaway of Theo's old friend.
The studios outside London where many British films are shot.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath — A forest set was built on Stage D at Pinewood; that it is Jasper's house is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The abandoned school (2027)
Theo, Kee and Miriam wait in an empty school for Syd, the immigration officer who will smuggle them into the camp. They board a bus with other refugees.
Set in Abandoned school — A deserted school where the group meets Syd and boards a bus to the camp.
No filming location for this scene was found in the sources.
The refugee camp at Bexhill (2027)
Inside the camp, Marichka gives Theo and Kee a room, and Theo helps Kee give birth. Outside, fighting breaks out between the military and refugees.
Set in Bexhill refugee detention centre — A notorious detention centre on England's south coast, where the Human Project ship is expected offshore. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A seaside town in East Sussex; the sources do not say where the camp scenes were shot.
The rowboat to the buoy (2027)
As jets bomb Bexhill, Theo and Kee row out to the buoy where the Human Project ship is meant to meet them.
Set in Sea off Bexhill — Open water where the rowboat heads for the rendezvous buoy.
No filming location for this scene was found in the sources.
Filmed at Trafalgar Square, London — London city scenes (scene not identified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Theo Faron — A cynical former activist turned bureaucrat in a collapsing 2027 Britain.
- Kee — A young refugee who is the only known pregnant woman in the world.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the opening bombing in Children of Men filmed?
- Which London landmark is the Ark of Arts in Children of Men?