possible spoiler attach at first glance this film be just another sci fi flick with a mediocre plot and sometimes dull dramatics . the pundit have be less than generous with their praise and of a movie that fail to deliver what the trailer promise . fortunately it have a few redeeming feature . the premise of a society with boundary on conception be not a new one and infact at the time when this film be release and china be very much in the news for limit couple to one child only . but while try to deal with a very real scenario and albeit in the global future and the film crew and management have their own brush with australian authority regard the use of local talent preferentially on the aussie set . despite the associated delay and bad press and the film be complete and much to the delight of sci fi aficionado . christophe lambert portray an ex marine john brennick who wife karen ( play ably by loryn locklin ) be expect her second child . their first child die and during an attempt to cross the border into mexico and the land of the free ( sic ) and they be take prisoner . transport to an underground prison and they fight technology and hard labour ( no pun intend ) and a prison warden call poe ( believably evil and portray by kurtwood smith ) . it would seem that poe have be read too many of his namesake book and lead to a rather deviant bent and a lust for married woman and psychedelic dream and plus ( due to genetic enhancement ) the inability to hold his drink . once brennick decides he have enough and he attempt a breakout and with his cell mate in tow . one by one they be eliminate by various cyborg and until there be just the brennicks and nino ( clifton gonzalez gonzalez ) heading for the border in the truck that bring them all to the prison . the end be a little bland and with one version show the brennicks and baby and while the other show nino be terminate by the truck . do this all sound a little implausible . tough . it sci fi . what else do you expect . actually and once you get past the bad acting by some of the aussie and some very plastic prop and the film isn not that bad . it deal with complex social issue while those of overpopulation ( which generally mean first world value foist on third world country ) and incarceration in prison run by private company ( a concept currently be adopt world wide ) and and the love of a man for his wife and child . christophe and kurtwood be both capable of create stylised character and something they succeed in do ( shame that kurtwood later lose the plot in that 70 show ) . if you be into sci fi and future world or true kick arse action and then watch it .