District 9
Blu-ray
Release date: 28.12.2009
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1000s of great titles available!Synopsis
Director Neill Blomkamp teams with producer Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS) for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary South Africa. It's been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but there was never any attack from the skies, nor any profound technological revelation capable of advancing our society. Instead, the aliens were treated as refugees. They were the last of their kind, and in order to accommodate them, the government of South Africa set up a makeshift home in District 9 as politicians and world leaders debated how to handle the situation. As the humans begin to grow wary of the unwelcome intruders, a private company called Multi-National United (MNU) is assigned the task of controlling the aliens. But MNU is less interested in the aliens' welfare than attempting to understand how their weaponry works. Should they manage to make that breakthrough, they will receive tremendous profits to fund their research. Unfortunately, the highly advanced weaponry requires alien DNA in order to be activated. When MNU field operative Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) is exposed to biotechnology that causes his DNA to mutate, the tensions between the aliens and the humans intensifies. Wikus is the key to unlocking the alien's technology, and he quickly becomes the most wanted man on the planet. Ostracized and isolated, Wikus retreats to District 9 in a desperate bid to shake his dogged pursuers.
Consumer Advice:
Contains one use of very strong language and strong bloody violence
Special Features
- MovieIQ
- Cinechat
- 'Joburg From Above - Satellite And Schematics Of The World of District 9' - Interactive map
- Director's commentary
- Deleted scenes
- 'The Alien Agenda - A Filmmaker's Log' - Three-part documentary
- 'Metamorphosis - The Transformation Of Wikus' featurette
- 'Innovation - Acting And Improvisation' featurette
- 'Conception And Design - Creating The World of District 9' featurette
- 'Alien Generation - Visual Effects' featurette
Film Information
| Genre | Science Fiction |
|---|---|
| Release date | 28/12/2009 |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Cast Members
- Jason Cope
- Kenneth Nkosi
- Sharlto Copley
- Mandla Gaduka
- Devlin Brown
- William Allen Young
- David James
- Vanessa Haywood
Crew
- Neill Blomkamp Director
- Peter Jackson Producer
- Neill Blomkamp Screenwriter
- Carolynne Cunningham Producer
- Terri Tatchell Screenwriter
- Clinton Shorter Director of Photography
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