, 1h37 OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Science fiction, Thriller ThemesFilms set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films ActorsOliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Don Gordon, Diane Cilento, Birgitte Federspiel, Bent Christensen Roles President's Aide Rating56% Set in the future, the Earth has become severely polluted (people need to wear breathing masks when outside) with severe overpopulation affecting available resources. Because of the permanent thick smog that has settled over the dismal cities that now cover the Earth’s entire surface, all animals – even common household pets - are extinct; people eat tasteless bright-colored paste out of plastic containers. To reduce the world's population, the world's government decrees that no children may be conceived for the next 30 years. Breaking this law will result in a death penalty for both the parents as well as the newborn. Brainwashing and robot substitutes are used to end the yearning for children with the death penalty as the ultimate deterrent, by being placed under a plastic dome and suffocated to death. Couples of child-bearing age visit "Babyland" and are given life-size animatronic children instead.