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District 9 is a science fiction film, and partly from a 2009 mockumentary by Director Neill blomkamp. Both he and actor Sharlto Copley debuted with the film, although she previously worked on the short film Alive in Joburg on which District 9 is based on. Peter Jackson produced District 9, who is considered groundbreaking in the genre. The film is included in SowetoJohannesburg.

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In 1982 a alien spaceship stranded above Johannesburg in South Africa. However, the ship remained closed for three months. Under great international pressure, the Government decided to go on board and make contact with the beings. That turned out to be contaminated and starved by now. For humanitarian reasons, they were brought to Earth and placed in a refugee camp, called District 9.

In the camp sprung up over the years, however the same issues as "ordinary" refugee camps. Crime and unrest made sure that the camp was walled and permanently guarded. The creatures, called by the people denigrate shrimp , names the lifestyle of wanderers. They were looking for in human waste to valuables and food waste, in particular cat food to which they were addicted. Nigerian gangs eagerly made use of. They exchanged weapons against cat food or cat food sold at exorbitant prices. The shrimp were treated as lower creatures and apartheid is entirely in line with the as much as possible, separated from the human population. All of this eventually led to unrest and there was a plan to relocate the shrimp.

The private military contractor multi-national United (MNU) already guarding the camp. The company is now also used to guide the redeployment. Wikus Van De Merwe (Sharlto Copley) is head of the team that signed the shrimp forms with which they were informed about the out of home placement. However, when you run the plan he comes into contact with a black liquid. Of this, he initially well ill find over the course of several days, but there are changes on the genetic level place whereby he slowly turns into an alien. Because the weapons of the shrimp only work when they are served by a shrimp, Van De Merwe particularly valuable for MNU. The company has seized the liquid. Van De Merwe is arrested, tortured and used in fire tests. When he escapes, the company start a smear campaign which he disowned. Van De Merwe has no other possibility than flights to District 9 and seek help from the prawns and Nigerian gangs that he previously had to check on illegal acts.

As the leader of the Nigerians believe that eating the shrimp gives him the forces of those beings, he is very interested in the then partly mutated Van De Merwe. An attempt by Van De Merwe to alien weapons to buy at the Nigerians failed; He walks in the fall. He steals the weapons and fights his smoking. Weather on the flight for MNU, the Nigerians also are looking for but now Van De Merwe a shelter at a shrimp. Which turns out to have made the liquid that Van De Merwe has infected. Under the House of the shrimp is a transport ship hidden that the shrimp for years trying to get to work but where the fluid is needed. If the shrimp claims to be able to heal with the same Van De Merwe, he decides to help the shrimp liquid and the liquid to steal back for which they must hack however, HCC MEDICAL INSURANCE SERVICES.

During the violent burglar entering the Merwe and the shrimp the areas where Van De Merwe was tortured during the investigation into the earlier alien weapons. Corpses of different shrimp are scattered, whether or not in pieces. Van De Merwe has now become the shrimp that accompanies him during the burglary, but when he encounters on the corpse of a friendly shrimp he becomes confused. Van De Merwe now will only record against MNU's soldiers. He knows, however, sentences and the shrimp they jointly fight back out.

Once back in District 9, the shrimp are priorities in real intentions after seeing MNU's with his people. He wants to help his people now first buckling to then Van De Merwe, to help. Get to the two arguing. When the soldiers of MNU arrive at the apartment, flight Van De Merwe down where the transport ship still awaits. The shrimp is stopped by the soldiers but refuses to provide them access to the basement. Meanwhile know Van De Merwe's son by convincing the shrimp to hack the spaceship. Van De Merwe takes a seat on the driver's seat of the transport ship and are about to fly the spaceship, when he is shot down by anti-aircraft fire.After a fight with the soldiers in a alien mechanical exoskeleton, he eventually gets injured. The shrimp which has now managed to escape to his assailants, flight to the broken transport ship. His little son raises an energy field that the transport ship to the spaceship pulls.

The shrimp leaves along with his son in the spaceship to his own planet, to get help. Van De Merwe escapes and turns fully in an alien. He leaves behind his wife homemade gifts, those gifts as characteristic of Van De Merwe sees but refuses to believe that he is still alive.

Division Of Roles[Edit][]

Actor Character Comments
Sharlto Copley Wikus Van De Merwe Lead Role
Jason Cope Grey Bradnam
Nathalie Boltt Sarah Livingstone
Sylvaine Strike Dr. Katrina McKenzie

Background[Edit][]

The title is a reference to District 6, a township in which the social and social apartheid blacks were separated from the Afrikaners. The film has xenophobia and racial segregation as main themes. Multi-national United (MNU) is the typical large organization which it does not maintain the well-being of in this case, the aliens and only acts for profit.

Receipt[Edit][]

District 9 was worldwide both very well received by critics and the general public. In particular, the main themes in a typical science fiction South Africa for environment were much appreciated. Nevertheless, there was some criticism of some clichéd elements in the story. The documentary film style, didn't know anyone. The Nigerian Government felt outraged about the fact that the Nigerians were those assigned the role of criminals were given.

In South Africa pulled the movie 5 times more visitors than the Tsotsi originating from that country also.

Awards and nominations[Edit][]

Academy Awards[Edit][]

Nominated[Edit][]

  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
  • Best Achievement in Editing
  • Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Golden Globes[Edit][]

Nominated[Edit][]

  • Best Screenplay-Motion Picture

BAFTA[Edit][]

Nominated[Edit][]

  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Sound
  • Best Screenplay-Adapted
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Production Design
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