District 9
Science Fiction
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to ma
Cast
Sharlto Copley
Wikus van de Merwe
Jason Cope
Christopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent
Nathalie Boltt
Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist
Sylvaine Strike
Dr Katrina McKenzie
Elizabeth Mkandawie
Interviewee
John Sumner
Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
William Allen Young
Dirk Michaels
Nick Blake
Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team
Where to Watch
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Double Feature Pairings
Films that pair perfectly with District 9
Elysium
2013
Neill Blomkamp double bill. Sci-fi as social mirror, twice.
Attack the Block
2011
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The Fly
1986
Transformation into the other. Two films about men who become the thing they feared and find humanity on the other side.
Arrival
2016
Aliens on Earth. Two films about humanity's inability to meet the unknown with anything but fear.