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District 9 is a 2009 science fiction, thriller, action, and drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The screenplay was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, based on the work Alive in Joburg. Produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham through WingNut Films, the movie stars Sharlto Copley, David James, Nathalie Boltt, and Sylvaine Strike. It was filmed in South Africa, including at the Ponte City Apartments and Carlton Centre, and is set in Johannesburg. The film is in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu.
The production had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated revenue of 210,888,950. Distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix, it has a runtime of 112 minutes. Julian Clarke served as the film editor, Trent Opaloch as director of photography, and Clinton Shorter as composer. The film received a Metascore of 81 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 90%. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the Saturn Award for Best International Film.
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7.5Thirty 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.
Cast
- Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe
- Jason Cope as Christopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent
- Nathalie Boltt as Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist
- Sylvaine Strike as Dr Katrina McKenzie
- Elizabeth Mkandawie as Interviewee
- John Sumner as Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
Themes
- street gang
- government
- genetics
- slum
- mutation
- dystopia
- transformation
- south africa
- johannesburg, south africa
- satire
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
748,028 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 32 wins & 117 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- Zulu
- Based on
- Alive in Joburg
- Main subject
- flying saucer
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Screenwriter
- Terri Tatchell
- Cast member
- Brandon Auret
- Composer
- Clinton Shorter
- Producer
- Carolynne Cunningham
- Cinematographer
- Trent Opaloch
- Narrative location
- Johannesburg
- Filming location
- Carlton Centre
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 757761
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/district9
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- film editor
- Julian Clarke
- distributed by
- Netflix
- publication date
- 2009-08-13
- title
- District 9
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- fabrication method
- rendering
- capital cost
- 30000000
- box office
- 115646235
- different from
- Public Security Section 9
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.9/10
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Encyclopedic overview
District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed and co-written by Neill Blomkamp. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2005 short film Alive in Joburg. The film is partially presented in a mockumentary format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. It begins in an alternate 1982, when an alien spaceship appears over Johannesburg, South Africa. When a population of diseased and malnourished insectile and crustaceous aliens are discovered on the ship, the South African government confines the asylum seekers to an internment camp called District 9. The title and premise of District 9 were predominantly inspired by events in Cape Town's District Six, during the apartheid era. The film explores themes of humanity, racism, xenophobia, social segregation, and medical torture.
District 9 premiered on 23 July 2009 at San Diego Comic-Con, and was released in New Zealand on 13 August, the United States on 14 August and South Africa on 28 August, by TriStar Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, and was a financial success, earning $211 million on a budget of $30 million. It garnered numerous award nominations, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. The film is a co-production between the United States, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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