I have chosen Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 science-fiction film, Children of Men for my textual analysis. The film is set in the near future in the UK, in the wake of a catastrophic global infertility and the story surrounds our protagonist Theo who must help transport the Kee, the first pregnant women in 18 years to safety. I have chosen to analyse the opening section of the film between 00:00:30 – 00:04:45. In this section, Theo enters a coffee shop and learns about the death of the world’s youngest person. A bomb explodes which this lead our protagonist Theo to leave work early seek comfort from his friend Arthur. To analyse this section, I am focusing on mise-en-scene (including the use of visual motifs), cinematography, and Auteur Theory. The context examined focusses on social and political factors connected to the film around the time of its production.