District 9
In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Released
- 2009
- Country
- South Africa, United States, New Zealand, Canada
Details
Release year: 2009
Storyline
In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there.
Top credits
Sharlto Copley — Wikus van de Merwe- David James — Koobus Venter
Jason Cope — Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent, Christopher Johnson- Vanessa Haywood — Tania van de Merwe
Awards
0 wins & 4 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• The language used by the aliens (clicking sounds) was created by rubbing a pumpkin.
• When Wikus cuts the cake shaped like the MNU Headquarters at his party, he cuts out the same spot that he and Christopher Johnson blow up in order to enter the building later on in the film.
• After the feature film based on the Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) video game series (which was to have been directed by Neill Blomkamp) fell through, producer Peter Jackson went to Blomkamp and offered him $30 million to make whatever he wanted, although this would be Blomkamp's first feature as a director. The result is this film.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $115,646,235
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $37,354,308 (2009-08-16)
User reviews
District 9 NEEDS a sequel
Brilliant World-building and Social Commentary
This is mind-blowing!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- Does District 10 offer better life conditions than District 9 since at the end of the movie is specified that the alien population is growing in it?
- What was the intended use of the aerosol vial that infected Wikus? What did Christopher Johnson intend to do with vial/substance?
- If Wikus is valuable to MNU, for his unique ability to operate alien weapons, why would MNU try to kill Wikus, by removing his heart?
