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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): Neill Blomkamp
Production: Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 110 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
2009
112 min
$115,646,235
Website
5,221 Views


l had to put aside the fact that

my daughter was married to Wikus.

That didn't affect my decision

to promote him.

It's almost as big as my wedding day.

You know... not as big.

Wikus was always making me things.

He said that way

they just mean so much more.

He left this paper-mache bowl

on the sofa one day

and I didn't see it and I sat down,

and I... kinda squashed it.

They took all his stuff away

for the investigation, and...

I made them bring it all back.

Hey, congratulations, man!

-Thanks, man.

Okay, we're gonna go to District.

-Wikus! -How is it going, man?

Here's the shake.

B9 for you. -Thanks.

I'm not saying

what he did was right, but...

he took the choices

that were given to him.

This is Trent.

Fundiswa, Trent. -Hi.

Fundiswa is the guy that

I've selected to replace me.

If he can make it today, eh?

-I'll make it.

I just want everyone

watching this right now

to learn from what has happened.

-You would think...

things like this would happen

to somebody else, not to me.

How is it going, man? Long time,

mate. Have you got my stuff?

Hey, boss! -How is it going?

-I'm all right, boss.

Good, good, this is Fundiswa.

He is driving with us today.

I think I was disgusted with

the way he worked.

There was always just a hint

of something not quite kosher

with mr Van De Merwe.

-Nobody saw it coming at all.

None of us had any idea

of what he was doing.

l think it is a great

thing to see that...

it's not the military guys

in charge this time.

Not to say that Koobus

and his cowboys are not wanted.

You guys are always wanted.

You see now,

these are the cowboys.

They shoot first, and then

they answer the questions.

Sorry, is this above the allocated

amount of ammunition?

Because I see your

pouches are full but...

I think maybe you should

speak to the colonel.

F.A.G. over here says that

we got too much ammunition.

No, all I'm saying, Koobus,

is that, you know...

you should find ways of making

you guys more efficient...

Listen to me, you f***!

Get him outta my face.

There are rules, we're all living

by rules in this world.

Well, l don't think he can

be forgiven for what he did,

cause it's like a betrayal.

-I've gotta get going, Les.

I think we're gonna have to cut

this interview, cause we're gonna go...

Take your magazines, people.

Come on, lets go.

The Prawn doesn't really understand

the concept of ownership of property.

So, we have to come there and say:

listen, this is our land.

Please, will you go?

It's difficult to put

the vest on by yourself.

Thomas, can you help me?

-All right, boss.

They told me I was gonna

get the vest inside the Casper.

Thomas, just look on the side

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Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈnil ˈblumkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African-born Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction film District 9, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He directed the dystopian science fiction film Elysium, which garnered moderately positive reviews and a good box office return. He is known for his collaborations with South African actor Sharlto Copley. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. Forbes named him as the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. more…

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