District 9

Plot Synopsis
The story takes place in a future South Africa, where the alien creatures are the new residents. It's been 20 years since the alien creatures first came in contact with our world. Humanity is preparing for a hostile encounter with the superior technology, but nothing happened. Instead, the strangers left as refugees in the world, passed in makeshift dwellings in South Africa's District 9 Were large differences among the nations, who could not agree on their fate. Now human patience with the aliens is over. A private company, without any interest in their situation, has been commissioned to take care of the strangers. The company knows they will be able to create a huge profit, if they succeed in getting the strangers technology and weapons to work on Earth. Until now all attempts fail, since these weapons requires alien DNA. The tension between the people and the strangers increases when the field worker Wikus van der Merwe is infected by an alien virus that begins to change his DNA. He is the most hunted man in the world, and also the most valuable. He carries on the key to the secrets of the stranger's technology. Outcast without friends there is only one hiding place for the man; District 9.

Saturn Award

 * Won
 * Best International Film


 * Nominated
 * Best Director - Neill Blomkamp
 * Best Writing - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
 * Best Make-Up - Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson
 * Best Production Design - Philip Ivey
 * Best Special Effects - Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
 * Best DVD Special Edition - "Two-Disc Edition"

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