District 9

District 9 (2009)

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

Genres

Action Sci-Fi Thriller

Countries

South Africa United States New Zealand Canada

Director

Neill Blomkamp

Writers

Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell

Producers

Ken Kamins Peter Jackson Bill Block Elliot Ferwerda Carolynne Cunningham Mark Brooke

Composer

Clinton Shorter

Cinematographer

Trent Opaloch

Editor

Julian Clarke

Production

TriStar Pictures Block / Hanson WingNut Films District 9

Starring

Sharlto Copley Jason Cope Nathalie Boltt Sylvaine Strike Elizabeth Mkandawie John Sumner William Allen Young Nick Blake Greg Melvill-Smith Robert Hobbs Vanessa Haywood Morena Busa Sesatsa Themba Nkosi Mzwandile Nqoba Barry Strydom Jed Brophy Louis Minnaar Marian Hooman Vittorio Leonardi David Clatworthy Michael Huff David James Tim Gordon Anthony Bishop Anthony Fridjhon Eugene Khumbanyiwa Melt Sieberhagen Andre Odendaal Louise Saint-Claire Norman Anstey

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