Summary:
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.
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language. |
| Production: | WingNut Films |
| Genres: | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Countries: | USA, New Zealand |
| Languages: | English, Nyanja, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Neill Blomkamp | Director |
| Peter Robert Gerber | Director |
| Simon Hansen | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Neill Blomkamp | Written By |
| Terri Tatchell | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jason Cope | Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent |
| Sharlto Copley | Wikus Van De Merwe |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barry Strydom | Interviewee |
| Elizabeth Mkandawie | Interviewee |
| Greg Melvill-Smith | Interviewer |
| Jed Brophy | James Hope - Police Officer |
| John Sumner | Les Feldman - MIL Engineer |
| Louis Minnaar | Piet Smit |
| Morena Busa Sesatsa | Interviewee |
| Mzwandile Nqoba | Interviewee |
| Nathalie Boltt | Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist |
| Nick Blake | Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team |
| Sylvaine Strike | Dr Katrina McKenzie |
| Themba Nkosi | Interviewee |
| William Allen Young | Dirk Michaels |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Block | Executive Producer |
| Carolynne Cunningham | Producer |
| Elliot Ferwerda | Co-Executive Producer |
| Ken Kamins | Executive Producer |
| Michael S. Murphey | Supervising Producer |
| Mpho Gift Twala | Producer: Documentary Unit |
| Paul Hanson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Peter Jackson | Producer |
| Philippa Boyens | Co-Producer |
| Tracey Brown | Producer: Park Road Post |
| Trishia Downie | Line Producer |
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