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District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. The film won the 2010 Saturn Award for Best International Film presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2009: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing.  It is a co-production of New Zealand, United States, and South Africa.The story, adapted from Alive in Joburg, a 2005 short film directed by Blomkamp and produced by Copley and Simon Hansen, depicts humanity, xenophobia, and social segregation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era. The film was produced for US$30 million and shot on location in Chiawelo, Soweto, presenting fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras in a found footage format. A viral marketing campaign began in 2008, at the San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer appeared in July 2009. Released by TriStar Pictures, the film opened on August 14, 2009, in North America and earned US$37 million in its opening weekend.

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Description	District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. The film won the 2010 Saturn Award for Best International Film presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2009: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing. It is a co-production of New Zealand, United States, and South Africa.The story, adapted from Alive in Joburg, a 2005 short film directed by Blomkamp and produced by Copley and Simon Hansen, depicts humanity, xenophobia, and social segregation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era. The film was produced for US$30 million and shot on location in Chiawelo, Soweto, presenting fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras in a found footage format. A viral marketing campaign began in 2008, at the San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer appeared in July 2009. Released by TriStar Pictures, the film opened on August 14, 2009, in North America and earned US$37 million in its opening weekend.
Description	District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. The film won the 2010 Saturn Award for Best International Film presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2009: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing. It is a co-production of New Zealand, United States, and South Africa.The story, adapted from Alive in Joburg, a 2005 short film directed by Blomkamp and produced by Copley and Simon Hansen, depicts humanity, xenophobia, and social segregation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era. The film was produced for US$30 million and shot on location in Chiawelo, Soweto, presenting fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras in a found footage format. A viral marketing campaign began in 2008, at the San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer appeared in July 2009. Released by TriStar Pictures, the film opened on August 14, 2009, in North America and earned US$37 million in its opening weekend.

Director	Neill Blomkamp
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Writer	, Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
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Cinematography	Trent Opaloch
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Editing	Julian Clarke
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Starring	, Sharlto Copley , Jason Cope , David James , Vanessa Haywood , Mandla Gaduka , Kenneth Nkosi , Eugene Khumbanyiwa , Louis Minnaar , William Allen Young
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Music	Clinton Shorter
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Runtime	112 minutes
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Country	, New Zealand, United States, South Africa
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Language	English
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Producer	, Peter Jackson , Carolynne Cunningham
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Distributor	TriStar Pictures
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Released	2009/8/13 (New Zealand) /2009/8/14 (United States) /2009/8/28 (South Africa)
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Budget	{{USD\|30 million}}
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Gross	{{USD\|210.8 million}}
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