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Release Date:
Friday, August 14, 2009 Nationwide
bloody violence and pervasive language
Plot: What's the story about?
Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa’s District 9 as the world’s nations argued over what to do with them.
Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens’ welfare – they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens’ awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA.
The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable – he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9.
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Who stars in District 9: Cast List
Who's making District 9: Crew List
A look at the District 9 behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Neill Blomkamp last directed Gran Turismo and Demonic. The film's writer Sharlto Copley last wrote Sapien Safari and District 9 Sequel.
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Production: What we know about District 9?
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
District 9 Release Date: When was the film released?
District 9 was a Nationwide release in 2009 on Friday, August 14, 2009 in around 3,049 theaters. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Ponyo and The Time Traveler's Wife.
District 9 DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
District 9 was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 .