District 9

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District 9
Twenty years ago, an alien ship appeared over Johannesburg. The aliens were refugees, and they were housed in a squalid camp. The camp is now overcrowded, so the authorities hire a company to relocate the aliens somewhere far from humans. The official in charge manages to spray himself with some alien DNA, and soon starts morphing into something that is half-human, half alien. Realising his life is at risk, he seeks refuge amongst the aliens, where his eyes are opened to the reality of life from their point of view, before the final showdown.

111 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I did got a licence.
I did got a licence.

Credits

Cast
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Summer, William Allen Young, Gerg Melvill-Smith, Nick Blake
Director
Neill Blomkamp
ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
MusicClinton Shorter
CinematographyTrent Opaloch
EditingJulian Clarke
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2009
Produced byKey Creatives, QED International, WingNut Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreScience fiction, action
LanguageModerate to strong, continuous
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFrequent, strongly implied, moderate, bloody and gory
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseInfrequent alcohol use
CommentsA lot of threat, menace and suspense.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
1
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
1
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconfilm of the week
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconDié fliek met sy uitstekende spel en karakterisering, smeek om 'n vervolg.
20
Cape Times
Kirk Honeycutt quote iconSavvy film making of the highest order
20
Box Office
Tim Cogshell quote iconAn Alien invasion movie that is intense, graphically novelistic (though it’s an original story) and just funny enough to keep you thoroughly entertained, even while the subtext is of a very serious nature.
13
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconDistrict 9 does a lot of things right.
15
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman quote iconA well-shot but banal hybrid of Halo (super-cool weapons blasting away in a ruined landscape) and E.T. (the aliens just want to go home).
10
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconPulls the viewer along for what turns out to be a fairly engaging, exciting and both eye and mind-opening cinematic experience.
14
Metacritic.com
34 critics
16
Rottentomatoes critics
174 critics
15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconTechnically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic.
18

What the People say

Internet
22632 Netizens quote iconNot what I expected...
17

Average .. 79%

16

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