
What Happened to Monday
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- Year:
- 2017
- 123 min
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In the last 50 years,
we've doubled our population,
tripled the amount of food and water we use,
and we have quadrupled
the use of fossil fuels.
Every four days, there's a million
more people on the planet.
with this explosion in population?
The UN predicts
that, by the end of the decade,
we will have a population of ten billion.
I am a firm believer
that it is impacted by human behavior.
The government has declared
most of South America a disaster zone.
Extreme drought and massive dust storms
have shut down
the Earth's entire agricultural system.
Too many people, not enough food.
In an effort to combat the food shortage,
the European Federation has placed
the world's future in the hands of science.
The development
of more resilient, high-yield,
genetically modified crops
is being fast-tracked around the globe.
Shelves once empty are now fully-stocked.
But the tinkering with nature
has created long-term consequences.
Across the world,
we are witnessing a staggering spike
in multiple births and genetic defects.
The solution is now feeding the problem.
It is the biggest crisis in human history.
Political activist
and renowned conservation biologist
Dr. Nicolette Cayman
has prompted the Federation
to institute a "one child per family" policy
called the "Child Allocation Act."
We are one human family sharing this Earth.
Today, together, we make history.
The Child Allocation Act
towards preserving our planet
and making a better future for our children.
New legislation has been swift.
Check points have been
erected across the nation.
All citizens are required to wear
a Bureau-issued identity bracelet.
And, from this day forth,
illegally conceived siblings
will be remanded
to Bureau-enforced cryosleep.
Children are more than just children.
They are the future.
With cryosleep, we'll make sure
humanely, free from hunger, safe from harm,
while we work to build
a better, brighter future.
Cryosleep.
Awake to a better world.
I know there's...
maybe a little resistance,
but, with the "one child" policy...
it may give us some time.
I'm so sorry, Mr. Settman.
We did everything we could.
If we were better equipped,
there's a chance
we might've been able to saved her.
She knew the risks.
She knew you wouldn't report her.
- And the father?
- Who knows?
My daughter...
We haven't spoken in years.
How do you plan on hiding this?
How will you cope?
I'll manage.
I'll have to.
Well...
There are seven.
So...
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Free from hunger, safe from harm,
while we work to build
a better, brighter future.
Cryosleep. Awake to a better world.
Children are more than just children.
They are the future.
With cryosleep, we'll make sure
your child rests peacefully, humanely.
Please have your wristbands
ready for inspection.
No unauthorized persons
are allowed to enter the sector.
The following items may not be taken
through checkpoints
without prior permission:
any sharp objects, flammables, or chemicals.
For your safety and security...
My baby!
Don't take her, please! Please!
She's my child! She's my child!
This sibling is now listed
and will be processed under authority
of the Child Allocation Act.
No! No! My baby!
- My baby!
- She's my sister!
Can I have that one?
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun,
or fester like a sore and then run?
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