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District 9 (2009)

Name: District 9
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Genre: drama film, action film, horror film
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.9

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed and co-written by Neill Blomkamp. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2005 short film Alive in Joburg. The film is partially presented in a mockumentary format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. It begins in an alternate 1982, when an alien spaceship…

Directed by Neill Blomkamp · Shot by Trent Opaloch · Cut by Julian Clarke · Music by Clinton Shorter · Ratio 1.85:1 · 112 min

Behind the scenes

District 9 (2009) Making-of & Behind the Scenes | Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sharlto Copley — Popular Media Channel · 34 min
District 9 - VFX Breakdown by Image Engine (2009) — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
The Alien Agenda: A Filmmakers Log. Behind the scenes on District 9 with director Neill Blomkamp — Special Features · 33 min
22 Deleted Scenes - District 9 (2009) Featurettes — Just The Best Scenes · 23 min
The Cheapest Masterpiece: How District 9 Changed Sci-Fi Forever | Behind The Scenes — Root Studio · 8 min
Special Effects Add to Realism in 'District 9' — WIRED · 4 min
Full Build - DISTRICT 9 - ARC GENERATOR - How to Make the Full Movie Weapon Replica — CineFix · 17 min
DISTRICT 9 - ARC GENERATOR - How to Make the Full Movie Weapon Replica — CineFix · 8 min

Elsewhere

More by Neill Blomkamp

Starship Troopers
Tetra Vaal — 2003
Alive in Joburg — 2005
Yellow — 2006
Tempbot — 2006
Crossing the Line — 2007
Elysium — 2013
Chappie — 2015
The Escape — 2016
Rakka — 2017
Gdansk — 2017
Zygote — 2017
Demonic — 2021
Gran Turismo — 2023
Nightborne — 2026

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