District 9

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District 9
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Sci-Fi
Thriller
Release Date
August 5, 2009
Runtime
112 minutes
Director
Neill Blomkamp

Cast

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    Sharlto Copley
    Wikus van de Merwe
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    Jason Cope
    Christopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent

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Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.

Writers
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
Writers
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

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