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District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States, and South Africa.
Aug 14, 2009 · District 9: Directed by Neill Blomkamp. With Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood. Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Aug 12, 2009 · The alien beings in “District 9,” nicknamed “prawns” because they look like a cross between lobsters and grasshoppers, arrive in a space ship that hovers over Johannesburg. Found inside, huddled together and starving to death, are the aliens, who benefit from a humanitarian impulse to relocate them to a location on the ground.
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.
Aug 14, 2009 · 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...
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Aug 14, 2009 · 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. Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet.
DISTRICT 9. Drama. , Sci-Fi. , Suspense. , Action. From producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original science fiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).
After years of segregation and forced labor, a race of stranded aliens enlists in a resistance movement spearheaded by a rogue government agent. Watch trailers & learn more.
Set in an alternate present, DISTRICT 9 takes place in South Africa, where, 20 years ago, an alien ship came to rest in the skies above Johannesburg -- with more than a million workers and near-slaves aboard.
In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there in this sci-fi thriller. 5,598 IMDb 7.9 1 h 52 min 2009. X-Ray UHD R. Action · Suspense · Cerebral · Fantastic. Available to rent or buy.
