District 9
Running Time:
1 hr. 53 min.Release Date:
August 14, 2009Starring:
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, William Allen YoungDirected by:
Neill Blomkamp$115M
Box Office Gross
What's The Story
The plot of this film has been shrouded in secrecy for quite some time, but at last certain details are coming to light. An alien race has come to earth on a one-way ticket, becoming stranded in Africa. Now seen as yet another mistrusted minority, the "non-humans" live in a dangerous ghetto and labor for little to no pay. But when a human encounters some strange non-human technology that begins to affect him in disturbing ways, his perspective on the situation changes drastically.Three Good Reasons
- 1The film is produced by Oscar-winner Peter Jackson of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so it's no surprise that the digital effects have been called wonderfully subtle and grounded in reality.
- 2The film is based on an acclaimed short documentary-style film by Neill Blomkamp, called Alive in Joburg, and portions of it will incorporate the same documentary feel.
- 3If you want the Halo movie to come out, you need to help make District 9 a box office success, so that perhaps the studios will finally let Jackson and Blomkamp make the notoriously high-budget video game adaptation.
