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The Resource District 9, Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; directed by Neill Blomkamp ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; executive producers, Bill Block, Ken Kamins

District 9, Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; directed by Neill Blomkamp ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; executive producers, Bill Block, Ken Kamins

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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
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.)
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009
  • 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.)
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Feature film
  • Special features
Isbn
9781435932579
Instance
Label
District 9
Title
District 9
Statement of responsibility
Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; directed by Neill Blomkamp ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; executive producers, Bill Block, Ken Kamins
Title variation
District nine
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Film director
Film distributor
Film editor
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Production designer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Nr_oMe78UCo
Credits note
Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; production designer, Philip Ivey ; film editor, Julian Clarke ; music by Clinton Shorter
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated R; for bloody violence and pervasive language; CHV rating: 14A; gory scenes and extreme violence
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
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.D57 2009
NLM call number
DVD DIS
PerformerNote
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, William Allen Young
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1961-
  • 1979-
  • 1973-
  • 1972-
  • 1953-
  • 1969-
  • 1977-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Jackson, Peter
  • Blomkamp, Neill
  • Tatchell, Terri
  • Cunningham, Carolynne
  • Block, Bill
  • Kamins, Ken
  • Copley, Sharlto
  • Cope, Jason
  • James, David
  • Haywood, Vanessa
  • Gaduka, Mandla
  • Nkosi, Kenneth
  • Khumbanyiwa, Eugene
  • Minnaar, Louis
  • Young, William Allen
  • Opaloch, Trent
  • Ivey, Philip
  • Clarke, Julian
  • Shorter, Clinton
  • Tri-Star Pictures
  • Block/Hanson (Firm)
  • WingNut Films (Firm)
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
112
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Human-alien encounters
  • Virus-vector relationships
  • DNA damage
  • Fathers and sons
  • Relocation (Housing)
  • Refugees
  • South Africa
  • Relocalización (Vivienda)
  • Refugees
  • Relocalización (Vivienda)
  • Refugiados
  • Encuentros humano-extraterrestre
  • DNA damage
  • Fathers and sons
  • Human-alien encounters
  • Refugees
  • Relocation (Housing)
  • Virus-vector relationships
  • South Africa
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
District 9, Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; directed by Neill Blomkamp ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; executive producers, Bill Block, Ken Kamins
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Feature film
  • Special features
Control code
ocn444747861
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Isbn
9781435932579
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396275140
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 27514
  • 27516
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
District 9, Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson ; a Wingnut Films production ; a film by Neill Blomkamp ; directed by Neill Blomkamp ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; executive producers, Bill Block, Ken Kamins
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Feature film
  • Special features
Control code
ocn444747861
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Isbn
9781435932579
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396275140
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 27514
  • 27516
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1
Video recording format
DVD

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