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General Information | |
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| Studio: | TriStar Pictures |
| Release Date: | August 13, 2009 (New Zealand)
August 14, 2009 (United States) |
| Length: | 112 minutes |
| Description: | 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. |
| Main Characters: |
Wikus van de Merwe, Christopher Johnson, Koobus Venter, Tania Smit, Fundiswa Mhlanga, Obesandjo and Piet Smit. |
| Similar Films: | • Elysium |
| Availability: | DVD and Blu-ray |
Content Information | |
| Rating: | Rated R (MPAA) MA 15+ (ACB) 15 (BBFC) |
| Content Labels: | Strong violence and coarse language |
| Violence: | High impact |
| Language: | High impact |
| Sexual Themes and Nudity: | Moderate |
| Drugs and Alcohol: | Mild |
| Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | |