District 9

15 Certificate

1hr 52mins

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Starring: Louis Minnaar, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Vanessa Haywood, Sharlto Copley

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp

The plot: In the near future, aliens are granted refugee status on Earth and segregated in the titular containment facility in Johannesburg. When the increasingly xenophobic human population turns against the extra-terrestrials, the Alien Affairs Office of Multi-National United (MNU) co-ordinates a mass relocation to a new facility. In the process, field operative Wikus van de Merwe is infected with an alien virus.

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  • " Fun, futuristic, and laugh out loud film! Well worth it!" — Jaime Slater, 22, Derby
  • " Very disappointed I thought they padded the film out to nearly 2 hours and it still finished half way through. Although I guess it allows for the sequal." — Richard, 53, Huddersfield
  • " Great film touching on real subjects underneath a great Sci-Fi/Political plot. CG was great - 4/5 Stars" — Walker, 27, Birmingham
  • " sound effects were quite good but film was very slow starting it got a bit better later on but overal was rubbish." — karl, 49, southend on sea
  • " this film is amazing, orginal and dramtic! without doubt the best sci-fi film this year...until avatar (i hope)...enjoy it!" — philip, 29, Gloucester
  • " wow, just left pictures wishing i cold go back in and watch it again.well done D-9 TEAM, can`t wait for D-10." — minty, 38, aviemore
  • " Ok but I felt the guns and explosions detracted from what was actually a rather sentimental story." — Kate, 22
  • " Loved it. Made you view the possibility of aliens coming to earth in an original way. Liked how it drew on the dilemma we face with asylum seekers." — Joe, 29
  • " Total boy film :o( Too loud, too many guns, the story got loast. " — Lily, 18, Leeds
  • " Better than expected. Really realistic." — Mark
  • " Awesome! Mutation part was good although didn't see the need for so much swearing. Visuals excellent." — Sonia, Matt & Jay, 25
  • " Very good. The apartheid element was really interesting and I loved the underdog element to the story. Cinematography breathtaking!" — Matthew, 32
  • " Clever themes, deep character development, fabulous directing from Neil Blomkamp. District 9 is amazing and one of the best films i have ever seen. 5/5" — Jake, Somerset
  • " Brilliant! Liked how it used South Africa's history of apartheid but in a sci-fi way. The twist was great." — Jamie & Hannah, 20
  • " Alright but a bit weird. It's more of a boy film, my girlfriend hated it." — Scott, 16
  • " Really interesting, lots of gore and loved how it was shot as a documentary. " — Mo, leeds
  • " A gritty, gripping well thought out sci-fi story (we need more films like this!) just go and give your eyes a treat!! Can't wait for the next one District 10..." — Chris, 32, London
  • " first reaction of walking out but it was original , funny, well acted by main character ,he was a gem, well done " — wendy , 49, darlington
  • " Absolute garbage...only the 2nd time I have ever walked out of a film before the end." — Stephen, 49, Rochdale
  • " A well made film ironic to have aliens being treated as second class citizens in South Africa - nearly two hours seemed like 30 minutes top." — Bob P, 51, Southend
  • " this film was pants the story was rubbish the dialogue was f this and f that what a load of rubbish" — andy, 59, Peterborough
  • " "Such an original movie.Filmed with "only" $30m budget it puts some blockbusters to shame.Roll on district 10.Will never eat a prawn sandwich again....."" — john, 45, Paisley
  • " Different , good film. Recommended watching, for a change." — Paul, 51, Liverpool
  • " So far, my favorite film this year. An awesomely original idea. Definate reccomend!" — Prawn, 20, Exeter
  • " Peter Jackson, sci fi, space aliens, need i say more? The trailer looks amazing." — mark, cirencester
  • " I like movie cause make me feel happy and make me feel im in da journey on entire universe" — Geovie, 17, Newcastle


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The Mirror

"District 9 is one of the very best films of the year - packed with suspense, action, humour and great performances, and directed with real style and panache... brilliant!"

Guardian Online

"The DNA of action-sci-fi merges with a sleek exo-skeleton of satire to create a smart dystopian movie, excitingly shot in a docu-realist style with some stunningly real CGI work."

Times Online

"As a feature film debut, District 9 is a towering achievement. It?s a thundering blitzkrieg of seat-rattling entertainment with a sociopolitical message; a cerebral sci-fi and apartheid allegory that is as heavily armed with provocative ideas as it is with armour-piercing, tank-splattering torpedoes."

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