Overview:
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.| Status: | Released (2009-08-05) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. 32 wins & 117 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $115,646,235 |
| Screen: | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell |
| Productions: | TriStar Pictures, Block / Hanson, WingNut Films, District 9 |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand, South Africa, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Afrikaans, , , , isiZulu, English |
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Casts
- 82191: Sharlto Copley - Wikus van de Merwe
- 82193: Jason Cope - Christopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent
- 97599: Nathalie Boltt - Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist
- 230818: Sylvaine Strike - Dr Katrina McKenzie
- 1086505: Elizabeth Mkandawie - Interviewee
- 3495: John Sumner - Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
- 53087: William Allen Young - Dirk Michaels
Crews
- 1272983: Trishia Downie - Line Producer - Production
- 82194: Neill Blomkamp - Director - Directing
- 18383: Michael S. Murphey - Production Supervisor - Production
- 967026: Trent Opaloch - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1317: Philip Ivey - Production Design - Art
- 958587: Michael Berg - Art Direction - Art
- 967459: Guy Potgieter - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
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This was an outstanding debut by the New Zealander Blomkamp. Consistently enthralling and keeping one at the edge of his seat. THIS is a recent film, like 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World', that should have spawned sequels. Much better than his follow-up, 'Elysium' (I ....
Continue reading ->Kamurai
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Great watch, will watch again, and highly recommended. This has a wonderfully exciting premise: alien refugees on Terra, how Terrans react and how the aliens react. The premise, as delivered, has some odd holes in though: it's specified that all of the crew have died, mysteriousl ....
Continue reading ->AstroNoud
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A gritty and original story that is as entertaining as thought-provoking, combining xenophobic satire and political allegory with raucous action. 8/10
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**For a low-budget film, it's a good effort.** I'm not a big fan of films about aliens, so the film won't be my cup of tea at all. However, that didn't stop me from seeing it, and appreciating what's good about it. Without a colossal budget or a powerful studio, director Neill Blo ....
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