DVD

District 9 [videorecording] / Peter Jackson presents ; in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Blomkamp, Neill, 1979- (Screenwriter, Director). Tatchell, Terri. (Screenwriter). Jackson, Peter, 1961- (Producer). Cunningham, Carolynne. (Producer). Copley, Sharlto, 1973- (Actor). Cope, Jason. (Actor). James, David. (Actor). Haywood, Vanessa. (Actor). Gaduka, Mandla. (Actor). Nkosi, Kenneth. (Actor). Khumbanyiwa, Eugene. (Actor). Minnaar, Louis. (Added Author). Young, William Allen, 1953- (Added Author). Shorter, Clinton. (Composer). Tri-Star Pictures. (Added Author). Block/Hanson (Firm) (Added Author). WingNut Films (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, William Allen Young. (Cast).

Summary:

Back in the 1980s, a giant spacecraft stalled in the skies over Johannesburg. 1.8 million of the aliens that were aboard were rescued, and placed in a refugee camp--District 9. Over the next 20 years, District 9 became a teeming shantytown like so many others in the developing world. Although there is evidence that the extraterrestrials represent an advanced civilization, their lives on Earth are marked by squalor, dysfunction, and xenophobic hostility. Now, the mass eviction of the aliens is due to commence, overseen by the military/corporate entity MultiNational United. Middle manager Wikus Van De Merwe finds himself in charge, and cannot believe the good luck of his sudden promotion, until events spin out of control, and he realizes he is little more than a pawn in a horrific multinational/intergalactic experiment.

Record details

ISBN: 1435932579
ISBN: 9781435932579
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Tri-Star Pictures : c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Commentary with director/co-writer Neill Blomkamp [optional audio feature]; Deleted scenes (24 min.); "The alien agenda: A filmmaker's log" [featurette] (34 min.); Previews (17 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke ; music by Clinton Shorter ; production designer, Philip Ivey.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, William Allen Young.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language; CHV rating: 14A; gory scenes and extreme violence.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, English SDH, or French; closed-captioned, with optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.