Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Title: District 9 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Publisher, Date: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009] Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video region 1 Summary: Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom. Audience: MPAA rating: R; for bloody violence and pervasive language CHV rating: 14A; gory scenes and extreme violence. Subjects: Human-alien encounters -- Drama. Relocation (Housing) -- South Africa -- Drama. Virus-vector relationships -- Drama. Refugees -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Drama. DNA damage -- Drama. South Africa -- Drama. Genre: Feature films. Fiction films. Science fiction films. Action and adventure films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Author: Blomkamp, Neill, 1979- film director, screenwriter. Jackson, Peter, 1961- film producer. Tatchell, Terri, screenwriter. Cunningham, Carolynne, film producer. Copley, Sharlto, 1973- actor. Cope, Jason, actor. James, David, actor. Haywood, Vanessa, actor. Gaduka, Mandla, actor. Nkosi, Kenneth, actor. Khumbanyiwa, Eugene, actor. Minnaar, Louis, actor. Young, William Allen, 1953- actor. Boltt, Nathalie, actor. Strike, Sylvaine, actor. Sumner, John, 1951- actor. Blake, Nick, actor. Shorter, Clinton, composer (expression) Tri-Star Pictures, presenter. Block/Hanson (Firm), presenter. WingNut Films (Firm), production company. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. Other Title: District Nine Performers: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, William Allen Young, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, Nick Blake. Language Notes: In English or dubbed French, with French or English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; descriptive audio (English). ISBN 1435932579 Publisher or Distributor Number: 27514 10352010 10352010 10352010 10352010 UPC: 043396275140 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
