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District 9 (2009)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 313,473 users
Metascore:
81/100
Reviews: 1,164 user | 430 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. Director:Neill Blomkamp |
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Title: District 9 (2009)
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Jason Cope | ... |
Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent
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Christopher Johnson
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Sylvaine Strike | ... | |
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Elizabeth Mkandawie | ... | |
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John Sumner | ... | |
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William Allen Young | ... | |
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Greg Melvill-Smith | ... | |
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Nick Blake | ... | |
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Morena Busa Sesatsa | ... | |
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Themba Nkosi | ... | |
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Mzwandile Nqoba | ... | |
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Barry Strydom | ... | |
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Jed Brophy | ... | |
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Louis Minnaar | ... | |
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Storyline
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. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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For humans only. Non-humans banned! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Sector 9 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$37,354,308 (USA) (16 August 2009) (3049 Screens)Gross:
$115,502,313 (USA) (25 October 2009)Company Credits
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[sprayed in face with the Prawns' fuel]
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Performed by Zola
Written by Zola (as Bonginkosi Dlamini), Kabelo Ikaneng and Thabiso Tsotetsi
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Trivia
The idea of the prawns being obsessed with cat food came from two inspirations. In impoverished areas of Johannesburg, Neill Blomkamp would see people selling cheese poofs and other snack foods out of large 3-foot tall bags and wanted the aliens to have a similar cheap food. The decision to make them cat food came from one of the producers who used canned cat food to bait hooks when fishing for prawns in Vancouver. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Everyone has modern mobile phones. However, the movie is not actually set in the 1980s. This is the date of the aliens' arrival. The events of the film are approximately 20+ years later, and on-screen date stamps put the movie explicitly in the year 2010. See more »Quotes
Wikus Van De Merwe: [examining and fiddling with the lid of the Prawns' fuel] ... but, it's uh, not a weapon... but I don't trust it, I don't trust any-a the -[sprayed in face with the Prawns' fuel]
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Crazy Credits
The end credits are back to front, with the actors names on the left and character names on the right. As opposed to most films where its the other way round. See more »Soundtracks
"Zingu 7"Performed by Zola
Written by Zola (as Bonginkosi Dlamini), Kabelo Ikaneng and Thabiso Tsotetsi
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