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.
Release Date: 14 August 2009Runtime: 112 min
Stars:
- Barry Strydom
- Elizabeth Mkandawie
- Greg Melvill-Smith
- Jason Cope
- Jed Brophy
- John Sumner
- Louis Minnaar
- Morena Busa Sesatsa
- Mzwandile Nqoba
- Nathalie Boltt
- Nick Blake
- Sharlto Copley
- Sylvaine Strike
- Themba Nkosi
- William Allen Young
Director: Neill Blomkamp
