Additional information for District 9, which has a domestic theatrical release set for August 14, 2009. The film is being distributed by Sony Pictures and has not yet been rated. The film's total running time is still unknown.
R
USA
15
UK
R16
New Zealand
15A
Ireland
MA
Australia
18A
Canada
18
South Korea
K-15
Finland
M18
Singapore
PG-13
Philippines
A
India
16
Germany
M/16
Portugal
15
Sweden
16
Iceland
B15
Mexico
14
Switzerland
16
Argentina
IIB
Hong Kong
16
Netherlands
14
Brazil
16LV
South Africa
Sector 9
Argentina
Distrito 9
Brazil
Район 9
Russia
9.rajons
Latvia
District 9
Italy
District 9
France
District 9
Greece
Distrikt 9
Croatia
Distrito 9
Spain
Dystrykt 9
Poland
Okrozje 9
Slovenia
Yasak bölge 9
Turkey: Turkish title
August 13, 2009
Australia
August 13, 2009
Kazakhstan
August 13, 2009
Malaysia
August 13, 2009
New Zealand
August 13, 2009
Russia
August 13, 2009
Singapore
August 13, 2009
Ukraine
August 14, 2009
Canada
August 14, 2009
Estonia
August 14, 2009
USA
August 20, 2009
Indonesia
August 21, 2009
Denmark
August 26, 2009
Philippines
August 28, 2009
Finland
August 28, 2009
Latvia
August 28, 2009
South Africa
August 28, 2009
Sweden
September 4, 2009
UK
September 4, 2009
Venezuela
September 10, 2009
Germany
September 10, 2009
Spain
September 11, 2009
India
September 11, 2009
Norway
September 11, 2009
Spain
September 12, 2009
France
September 16, 2009
France
September 16, 2009
Switzerland
September 17, 2009
Slovenia
September 17, 2009
United Arab Emirates
September 18, 2009
Bulgaria
September 18, 2009
Iceland
September 21, 2009
Argentina
September 24, 2009
Argentina
September 24, 2009
Hungary
September 24, 2009
Portugal
September 25, 2009
Colombia
September 25, 2009
Italy
September 30, 2009
Belgium
October 1, 2009
Hong Kong
October 2, 2009
Panama
October 2, 2009
Romania
October 2, 2009
Switzerland
October 8, 2009
Netherlands
October 9, 2009
Poland
October 15, 2009
Kuwait
October 15, 2009
South Korea
October 16, 2009
Brazil
October 16, 2009
Mexico
October 22, 2009
Israel
October 22, 2009
Switzerland
October 29, 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 6, 2009
Turkey
November 26, 2009
Greece
November 27, 2009
Taiwan
You are not welcome here.
The film opens with a documentary-style series of interviews that introduce the situation. Twenty years before, an alien ship is seen coming towards Earth and arrives above Johannesburg, South Africa. It hovers above the city for three months without any contact; eventually humans take the initiative and cut into the ship. They discover a large group of aliens who are malnourished and sick. The aliens are later assessed as apparently being all "workers", with their leadership mysteriously missing (it is hypothesized that a plague may have wiped out all of the leadership-caste). Grainy footage shows part of the ship (supposed to be a command module) falling to Earth, but nobody has been able to find it, leaving the ship inoperable.
The creatures, called "prawns" as a derogatory reference to the sea creature which they resemble, are housed in a government camp. The alien race's true name is never learned; they are primarily referred to as "prawns" or, more rarely, "non-humans". Overcrowding and militarization eventually turn the area into a slum known as District 9. A massive black market is set up between the aliens and a group of Nigerians primarily led by Mumbo, a paralyzed warlord. In addition to inter-species prostitution, the Nigerians exchange canned cat food for alien weapons, of which the cat food has a similar effect to catnip on the aliens.
The movie takes place in 2010. Patience over the alien situation has run out and control over them has been contracted to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company that shows little regard for the aliens' welfare. MNU is interested in using the aliens' advanced weaponry, but its integration with alien biology makes it useless for humans.
An MNU field operative named Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), is set with a task to move 1.8 million aliens to a new District 10 camp located 240 km from Johannesburg, with help from private security forces working for MNU. While inspecting a suspicious alien residence, Wikus handles an alien device which squirts a dark liquid into his face. He becomes very sick and collects the device as evidence.
A rapid transformation begins to occur, and shortly after exposure to the liquid, Wikus's left arm mutates into a claw exactly like that of a prawn. After collapsing at a surprise party in his house, and a doctor at a local hospital discovers his alien left arm, Wikus is taken into custody and a series of tests and experiments are performed on him; these reveal that his alien DNA allows him to operate alien weapons. The scientists discover that his DNA is currently "in balance" with the alien DNA, which is gradually taking over. They decide to harvest his body for biological material at this critical point, to have the greatest chance of replicating his ability to use alien technology in other humans later. To reduce any side-effects, no anesthetic was used. However, during the attempted vivisection Wikus escapes after overpowering his captors, and flees from MNU.
Wikus seeks refuge in the run-down shack of an alien called Christopher Johnson, who has a small son, the same alien who Wikus attempted to evict earlier, who created the alien device that infected Wikus. The device contains fuel that Christopher scavenged from various alien parts scattered around District 9. It is hinted that Christopher might be a surviving member of the prawn leadership caste, as he shows much more knowledge of how alien technology works, possesses or at least found the command module, and interacts with MNU officials more articulately than other aliens. Although initially hostile towards Wikus, Christopher eventually agrees to help him reverse the transformation if Wikus will retrieve the fuel from MNU labs. Christopher promises to undo the mutation by getting Wikus aboard the mother ship hovering over Johannesburg, and shows Wikus the ship's command module, which has been hidden under his shack.
Wikus steals some alien weaponry from Mumbo and his gang, with Mumbo vowing to capture Wikus and eat his mutated arm (his witch doctor believes this will give him the power to operate the alien weaponry). With Christopher's help they launch an assault on MNU and successfully retrieve the fuel sample. While there, Christopher discovers that MNU has been experimenting on his people. Wikus and Christopher fight their way back to District 9 and Christopher begins preparations to leave. He tells Wikus that he must first return to his home world to seek help for his people before he can cure Wikus. Furious, Wikus knocks Christopher unconscious and powers up the ship himself. The MNU mercenaries target Wikus and destroy one of the command module's engines, causing it to crash land inside District 9.
After Wikus is captured by MNU, a battle between the MNU mercenaries and Mumbo's gang breaks out. After a protracted firefight, the Nigerians capture Wikus. Just before Wikus' arm is chopped off, Christopher's son activates several systems in the mothership, including the autopilot routine of a mechanized battle suit; it slaughters Mumbo and his men after they fire on it. Wikus enters the alien walker battle suit, and after initially attempting to flee, returns and rescues Christopher. Armed with a lightning cannon, tracking missiles, and a high-powered machine gun, Wikus begins to fight the MNU men. After being knocked over by a anti-tank sniper round, he convinces Christopher to return to the shuttle without him, over Christopher's objections. Christopher promises Wikus that he will return in three years to repair his body. Christopher then boards the shuttle and activates a tractor beam which returns the command module to the mother ship.
Wikus is shot in the back and the walker suit ejects him. Wikus, heavily wounded, begins dragging himself away from the leader (and sole survivor) of an MNU squad, but is quickly caught. As Wikus prepares to die, aliens burst out of the surrounding slums and dismember the mercenary.
The film concludes with another series of interviews and news broadcasts, providing human opinions on the events that unfolded. The aliens are successfully moved to District 10, which now has a population of 2.5 million and is growing. One of Wikus' coworkers hacks MNU's database and publicly exposes their illegal genetic experiments. There are many differing theories on Wikus' fate. Some people believe that he either left on the mother ship, is in hiding, was captured by MNU or a government agency. Some interviewees hypothesize that the aliens are planning to return with a full army and declare war on humanity. An interview with Wikus' wife reveals a small metal rose was left on her doorstep (Wikus has earlier demonstrated his affection with handmade gifts). Her friends have told her that it could not have possibly been Wikus, but she appears unsure. In the final scene, an alien with a bandaged left arm is shown in a junk yard fashioning a rose out of scrap metal.
Neill Blomkamp
Director(s)
Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell
Writer(s)
Bill Block
executive producer
Philippa Boyens
co-producer
Carolynne Cunningham
producer
Elliot Ferwerda
co-executive producer
Paul Hanson
co-executive producer
Peter Jackson
producer
Ken Kamins
executive producer
Michael S. Murphey
supervising producer
Producer(s)
Clinton Shorter
Composer(s)
Wikus Van De Merwe
Sharlto Copley
Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent
Jason Cope
Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist
Nathalie Boltt
Dr Katrina McKenzie
Sylvaine Strike
Interviewee
Elizabeth Mkandawie
Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
John Sumner
Dirk Michaels
William Allen Young
Interviewer
Greg Melvill-Smith
Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team
Nick Blake
Interviewee
Morena Busa Sesatsa
Interviewee
Themba Nkosi
Interviewee
Mzwandile Nqoba
Interviewee
Barry Strydom
James Hope - Police Officer
Jed Brophy
Piet Smit
Louis Minnaar
Tania Van De Merwe
Vanessa Haywood
Sandra Van De Merwe
Marian Hooman
Michael Bloemstein - MNU Alien Civil Affairs
Vittorio Leonardi
Fundiswa Mhlanga
Mandla Gaduka
Nicolas Van De Merwe
Johan van Schoor
Phyllis Sinderson - MNU Alien Relations
Stella Steenkamp
Koobus Venter
David James
Thomas
Kenneth Nkosi
Reporter
Mampho Brescia
Clive Henderson - Entomologist
Tim Gordon
MNU Medic
Morne Erasmus
Paramedic
Anthony Bishop
MNU Doctor
David Clatworthy
MNU Doctor
Mike Huff
MNU Executive
Anthony Fridjohn
Sangoma
Hlengiwe Madlala
Obesandjo's Lieutenant
Siyabonga Radebe
Anton Grobler
Melt Sieberhagen
Mike Van Kerland
Andre Odendaal
MNU Doctor
Jonathan Taylor
MNU Medical Student
John Ellis
MNU Medical Student
Louise Saint-Claire
MNU Operating Room Doctor
Alan Glauber
MNU Biolab Technician
Nicolas Herbstein
MNU Lead Medical Technician
Norman Anstey
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An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
The creatures, called "prawns" as a derogatory reference to the sea creature which they resemble, are housed in a government camp. The alien race's true name is never learned; they are primarily referred to as "prawns" or, more rarely, "non-humans". Overcrowding and militarization eventually turn the area into a slum known as District 9. A massive black market is set up between the aliens and a group of Nigerians primarily led by Mumbo, a paralyzed warlord. In addition to inter-species prostitution, the Nigerians exchange canned cat food for alien weapons, of which the cat food has a similar effect to catnip on the aliens.
The movie takes place in 2010. Patience over the alien situation has run out and control over them has been contracted to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company that shows little regard for the aliens' welfare. MNU is interested in using the aliens' advanced weaponry, but its integration with alien biology makes it useless for humans.
An MNU field operative named Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), is set with a task to move 1.8 million aliens to a new District 10 camp located 240 km from Johannesburg, with help from private security forces working for MNU. While inspecting a suspicious alien residence, Wikus handles an alien device which squirts a dark liquid into his face. He becomes very sick and collects the device as evidence.
A rapid transformation begins to occur, and shortly after exposure to the liquid, Wikus's left arm mutates into a claw exactly like that of a prawn. After collapsing at a surprise party in his house, and a doctor at a local hospital discovers his alien left arm, Wikus is taken into custody and a series of tests and experiments are performed on him; these reveal that his alien DNA allows him to operate alien weapons. The scientists discover that his DNA is currently "in balance" with the alien DNA, which is gradually taking over. They decide to harvest his body for biological material at this critical point, to have the greatest chance of replicating his ability to use alien technology in other humans later. To reduce any side-effects, no anesthetic was used. However, during the attempted vivisection Wikus escapes after overpowering his captors, and flees from MNU.
Wikus seeks refuge in the run-down shack of an alien called Christopher Johnson, who has a small son, the same alien who Wikus attempted to evict earlier, who created the alien device that infected Wikus. The device contains fuel that Christopher scavenged from various alien parts scattered around District 9. It is hinted that Christopher might be a surviving member of the prawn leadership caste, as he shows much more knowledge of how alien technology works, possesses or at least found the command module, and interacts with MNU officials more articulately than other aliens. Although initially hostile towards Wikus, Christopher eventually agrees to help him reverse the transformation if Wikus will retrieve the fuel from MNU labs. Christopher promises to undo the mutation by getting Wikus aboard the mother ship hovering over Johannesburg, and shows Wikus the ship's command module, which has been hidden under his shack.
Wikus steals some alien weaponry from Mumbo and his gang, with Mumbo vowing to capture Wikus and eat his mutated arm (his witch doctor believes this will give him the power to operate the alien weaponry). With Christopher's help they launch an assault on MNU and successfully retrieve the fuel sample. While there, Christopher discovers that MNU has been experimenting on his people. Wikus and Christopher fight their way back to District 9 and Christopher begins preparations to leave. He tells Wikus that he must first return to his home world to seek help for his people before he can cure Wikus. Furious, Wikus knocks Christopher unconscious and powers up the ship himself. The MNU mercenaries target Wikus and destroy one of the command module's engines, causing it to crash land inside District 9.
After Wikus is captured by MNU, a battle between the MNU mercenaries and Mumbo's gang breaks out. After a protracted firefight, the Nigerians capture Wikus. Just before Wikus' arm is chopped off, Christopher's son activates several systems in the mothership, including the autopilot routine of a mechanized battle suit; it slaughters Mumbo and his men after they fire on it. Wikus enters the alien walker battle suit, and after initially attempting to flee, returns and rescues Christopher. Armed with a lightning cannon, tracking missiles, and a high-powered machine gun, Wikus begins to fight the MNU men. After being knocked over by a anti-tank sniper round, he convinces Christopher to return to the shuttle without him, over Christopher's objections. Christopher promises Wikus that he will return in three years to repair his body. Christopher then boards the shuttle and activates a tractor beam which returns the command module to the mother ship.
Wikus is shot in the back and the walker suit ejects him. Wikus, heavily wounded, begins dragging himself away from the leader (and sole survivor) of an MNU squad, but is quickly caught. As Wikus prepares to die, aliens burst out of the surrounding slums and dismember the mercenary.
The film concludes with another series of interviews and news broadcasts, providing human opinions on the events that unfolded. The aliens are successfully moved to District 10, which now has a population of 2.5 million and is growing. One of Wikus' coworkers hacks MNU's database and publicly exposes their illegal genetic experiments. There are many differing theories on Wikus' fate. Some people believe that he either left on the mother ship, is in hiding, was captured by MNU or a government agency. Some interviewees hypothesize that the aliens are planning to return with a full army and declare war on humanity. An interview with Wikus' wife reveals a small metal rose was left on her doorstep (Wikus has earlier demonstrated his affection with handmade gifts). Her friends have told her that it could not have possibly been Wikus, but she appears unsure. In the final scene, an alien with a bandaged left arm is shown in a junk yard fashioning a rose out of scrap metal.
Director(s)
Terri Tatchell
Writer(s)
executive producer
Philippa Boyens
co-producer
Carolynne Cunningham
producer
Elliot Ferwerda
co-executive producer
Paul Hanson
co-executive producer
Peter Jackson
producer
Ken Kamins
executive producer
Michael S. Murphey
supervising producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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