What age rating is District 9?

In Spain, District 9 is not recommended for children under 16 years old.

When does District 9 come out in Spain?

District 9 hits Spanish theaters on September 11, 2009.

How much did District 9 gross?

District 9 grossed $210.9M worldwide on a budget of $30.0M.

What is District 9 based on?

District 9 is based on Alive in Joburg.

Where was District 9 filmed?

District 9 was filmed in South Africa, Ponte City Apartments, Carlton Hotel, Carlton Centre.

District 9

Name: District 9
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Genre: Science Fiction
Released: 2009-08-05
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie

2009

Become a fan of its genres:

7.5/10

Release Date

05/08/2009

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

90%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

79%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

81%

You're not welcome here.

A movie that begins as a documentary places the viewer in an alternate 1982. A giant alien spacecraft hangs suspended over Johannesburg, South Africa, and for months shows no signs of life. Humans decide to cut through its armor to get inside. There they find a population of insectoid, crustacean-like aliens, sick and malnourished. The South African government relocates them to a refugee camp called District 9. Sharlto Copley stars in this science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp, which blends the documentary format with mock interviews, news footage and surveillance camera recordings.

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Facts about District 9

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old

Spain releaseSeptember 11, 2009

DVD and Blu-rayJanuary 26, 2010

Worldwide premiereAugust 5, 2009

Runtime1 h 51 min

Original languageEnglish

CountriesNew Zealand, South Africa, United States

Production companiesTriStar Pictures, Block / Hanson, WingNut Films

Budget$30.0M

Worldwide box office$210.9M

Box office in the U.S.$115.6M

Return on investmentx7.0 Box office hit

Based onAlive in Joburg

Trailer views73K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd77/100Trakt8.3/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for District 9

4Oscar nominations

32total awards

117total nominations

Oscars 4 nom.

Awards won

—Saturn Award for Best International Film

Nominations

2010Academy Award for Best Film Editing
2010Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2010Academy Award for Best Picture
2010Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

District 9 Cast

Sharlto CopleyWikus van de Merwe

Jason CopeChristopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent

Nathalie BolttSarah Livingstone - Sociologist

Sylvaine StrikeDr Katrina McKenzie

Elizabeth MkandawieInterviewee

John SumnerLes Feldman - MIL Engineer

William Allen YoungDirk Michaels

Nick BlakeFrancois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team

Greg Melvill-SmithInterviewer

Robert HobbsRoss Pienaar

Vanessa HaywoodTania van de Merwe

Morena Busa SesatsaInterviewee

Themba NkosiInterviewee

Mzwandile NqobaInterviewee

Barry StrydomInterviewee

Jed BrophyJames Hope - Police Officer

Louis MinnaarPiet Smit

Marian HoomanSandra van de Merwe

Vittorio LeonardiMichael Bloemstein - MNU Alien Civil Affairs

David ClatworthyMNU Doctor

Michael HuffMSU Doctor

David JamesKoobus Venter

Tim GordonClive Henderson - Entomologist

Anthony BishopParamedic

Anthony FridjhonMNU Executive

Eugene KhumbanyiwaObesandjo

Melt SieberhagenAnton Grobler

Andre OdendaalMike Van Kerland

Louise Saint-ClaireMNU Medical Student

Norman AnsteyMNU Lead Medical Technician

Nick BoraineCraig Weldon

Brandon AuretMNU Mercenary

Jacques GombaultMNU Mercenary

Justin StrydomMNU Mercenary

Simo MagwazaMNU Mercenary

Matt SternMNU Mercenary

David DukasMNU Mercenary

Daniel HadebeMNU Guard

Bongo MbutumaNigerian Gangster

Johnny SelemaNigerian Gangster

Mandla GadukaFundiswa Mhlanga

Johan van SchoorNicolas van de Merwe

Stella SteenkampPhyllis Sinderson - MNU Alien Relations

Mampho BresciaReporter

Morne ErasmusMNU Medic

Hlengiwe MadlalaSangoma

Siyabonga RadebeObesandjo's Lieutenant

Alan GlauberMNU Operating Room Doctor

Nicolas HerbsteinMNU Biolab Technician

Sibulele GcilitshanaÜ Günters Woman

Mahendra RaghunathSABC Anchor Person

Phillip MathebulaMeat Stall Seller

Claudine BennentMNU Office Worker

Michelle AydenMNU Office Worker

Antony SarakMNU Office Worker

Billy SomagacaMNU Office Worker

Ryan WhittalMNU Office Worker

John JacobMNU Office Worker

Yashik MaharajMNU Office Worker

Fernando SaraivaMNU Office Worker

Sharon WaughMNU Office Worker

Theunis NelMNU Mercenary

Sonni ChidiebereMNU Mercenary

Danny DatnowMNU Mercenary

Wisani MbokotaMNU Guard

Craig JacksonMNU Guard

Justin DuplessisMNU Guard

Rodney DowneyMNU Guard

Den AntonakasMNU Guard

Mashabela GalaneNigerian Gangster

Mfazwe SekobaneNigerian Gangster

Nicholas RatlouNigerian Gangster

Saint Gregory NwokediNigerian Gangster

Donalson RabisiNigerian Gangster

Zephania SibandaNigerian Gangster

Gideon ThodaneNigerian Gangster

Mdu MthabelaNigerian Gangster

David MikhethiNigerian Gangster

Jeffries SimelaneNigerian Gangster

Shafique AllanNigerian Gangster

Wendy MbathaNigerian Hooker

Leigh MashupyeNigerian Hooker

Beauty SetaiNigerian Hooker

Nkiyase MondlanaNigerian Hooker

Kuda RusikeSoweto Resident

Morena SetatsaSoweto Resident

Mpho MolaoSoweto Resident

Ntombi NkuuaSoweto Resident

Absalom DikaneSoweto Resident

Monthandazo ThomoSoweto Resident

Norman ThabalalaSoweto Resident

Siphiwe MbukoSoweto Resident

Shiela NeneSoweto Resident

Neill BlomkampMan with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)

Trevor CoppolaMNU Mercenary (uncredited)

Kenneth NkosiThomas

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Cast of District 9 by the numbers

44average cast age in years

14%women in the cast

17%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Sharlto Copley, age 35 at release. The oldest: John Sumner, at 57.

Cast ages at release

Sharlto Copley35 years old
Nathalie Boltt36 years old
John Sumner57 years old
William Allen Young55 years old
Robert Hobbs37 years old

Crew

AddressNeill Blomkamp
WritingNeill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
MusicClinton Shorter
PhotographyTrent Opaloch
EditingJulian Clarke
Production designPhilip Ivey
Costume designDiana Cilliers
CastingDenton Douglas, Miranda Rivers
Visual effectsJustin Lavery, Trevor Adams, Dan Kaufman
ProductionPeter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham

Trivia about District 9

According to Dwight Caines, Sony's president of digital marketing, about 33,000 calls were made to the toll-free numbers over two weeks, and 2,500 of them left messages reporting alien sightings.

Terri Tatchell, co-writer with Blomkamp, explained that the aliens are neither appealing nor cute and that they don't tug at the audience's heartstrings.

It is the fifth TriStar Pictures film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, after As Good as It Gets, Jerry Maguire, Bugsy and Places in the Heart.

According to Blomkamp, in winter Johannesburg resembles Chernobyl, so the crew shot between June and July to capture a desolate, dark atmosphere.

Sharlto Copley had not worked as an actor before playing Wikus; Blomkamp turned to this old acquaintance, and the two developed an improvised test that became the basis for the role.

Filming took place over 60 days in Chiawelo, Soweto, while violent riots were breaking out in other South African townships; the situation forced the crew to work with additional precautions.

On a budget of $30 million, the film grossed approximately $210.8 million worldwide, including $115.6 million in the United States and Canada.

The film received four Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about District 9

street ganggovernmentgeneticsslummutationdystopiatransformationsouth africajohannesburg, south africasatirealienprawnalternate historyracismmetamorphosisxenophobiafound footageweapons dealerinternment campalien technologysegregationmedical experimentprivate military companybased on short film

Main theme: flying saucer

What District 9 is called in other countries

It was released in 29 countries, each in its own language.

SpainDistrito 9
MexicoSector 9
BrazilDistrito 9
PortugalDistrito 9
JapanDai 9 chiku
South Korea디스트릭트 9
China第九禁区
RussiaРайон №9
Azerbaijan9-cu Rayon
BulgariaСектор 9
CroatiaOkrug 9
Estonia9. rajoon

See the remaining 17 countries

Georgiaმეცხრე რაიონი
Hong KongD 9異形禁區
Iranمنطقه ۹
Israelמחוז 9
Lithuania9-asis rajonas
Philippines9 Distrito
PolandDystrykt 9
RomaniaDistrictul 9
Saudi Arabiaالمقاطعة 9
SerbiaОкруг бр. 9
SloveniaOkrožje 9
Taiwan第九禁區
Thailandยึดแผ่นดิน เปลี่ยนพันธุ์มนุษย์
TurkeyYasak Bölge 9
UkraineДев'ятий округ
UzbekistanTuman 9
VietnamKhu Vực 9

Does District 9 Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There are no scenes during or after the credits.

Where it was filmed District 9

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by District 9

[to Fundiswa, referring to the face mask] You don't need that, man. Only sissies wear that. You don't need that.
I mean, you can't say they don't look like that, that's what they look like, right? They look like prawns.
[in MNU Humvee] When dealing with aliens, try to be polite, but firm. And always remember that a smile is cheaper than a bullet.
[upon finding a large weapons cache] This is Christmas.
[pointing at alien graffiti] This is basically a guy, and there's three humans here. Basically trying to make a warning, you know, he's saying "I killed three humans, watch out for me."
[on the phone, after his call is aborted] I've been friends with you for fucking 19 years, man! [to an observer] Fuck off! What are you watching, man?! Fuck off!

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