Title

District 9

Year

2009

Rated

R

Released

14 Aug 2009

Runtime

112 min

Genre

Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director

Neill Blomkamp

Writer

Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Actors

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike

Plot

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.

Language

English, Nyanja, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Southern Sotho

Country

South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 110 nominations.

Metascore

81

imdbRating

8.0

imdbVotes

571,347

imdbID

tt1136608

Type

movie

DVD

22 Dec 2009

BoxOffice

$115,646,235

Production

Sony Pictures/Screen Gems

Website

http://www.d-9.com/