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District 9 videorecording

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 27514 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, French Original language: English Publication details: Culver City Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

1414061417

Other title:

District Nine

Subject(s):

Human-alien encounters, South Africa, Relocation (Housing), Virus-vector relationships, Refugees, Government policy- South Africa, DNA damage, Drama, Teatro, Science fiction films, Action and adventure films., Thrillers (Motion pictures), Feature films

Genre/Form:

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

DDC classification:

791.4372 22 DI-

LOC classification:

PN1997.2 .D57 2009

Contents:

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp. In an alternate 1982, a giant extraterrestrial spaceship arrives at Earth and hovers over the South African city of Johannesburg. A human investigation team finds over one million malnourished aliens, inside, and the South African government relocates them to a terrestrial camp called District 9. However, over the years it turns into a slum, and locals from Earth often complain that the aliens are filthy, ignorant lawbreakers who bleed resources from humans. Following unrest between the aliens and locals, the government hires Multinational United (MNU), a huge weapons manufacturer, to relocate the aliens to a new camp outside the city. Piet Smit, an MNU executive, appoints MNU employee and his son-in-law Wikus van de Merwe, to lead the relocation. Meanwhile, three aliens, Christopher Johnson, his young son CJ, and Christopher's friend Paul, search a District 9 garbage dump for alien fuel in Prawn technology, which Christopher has had them spend the last twenty years synthesizing enough of to enact his plan. They finally finish in Paul's shack, but when Wikus comes to the shack to serve Paul a relocation notice, Wikus finds the hidden container with the fuel and accidentally sprays some of it in his face while confiscating it. Paul is killed by Koobus Venter, a cruel leader of the MNU mercenaries. Wikus begins mutating into a Prawn, starting with his left arm, which was injured after the fuel exposure and hidden under a large bandage. After playing down his symptoms (vomiting, nosebleed, headache, and fingernail loss), he passes out during a party celebrating his promotion and is taken to a hospital, where his left hand is now discovered to have become a prawn claw. He is transferred to the MNU lab, where researchers perform brutal experiments, and discover his chimeric DNA grants him the ability to operate Prawn weaponry.

Production credits:

Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke ; music, Clinton Shorter.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Multimedia	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Special collection- CD/DVD (Multimedia)	Central Library	791.4372 DI- (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1 DVD	1	Available		300631

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp. In an alternate 1982, a giant extraterrestrial spaceship arrives at Earth and hovers over the South African city of Johannesburg. A human investigation team finds over one million malnourished aliens, inside, and the South African government relocates them to a terrestrial camp called District 9. However, over the years it turns into a slum, and locals from Earth often complain that the aliens are filthy, ignorant lawbreakers who bleed resources from humans.
Following unrest between the aliens and locals, the government hires Multinational United (MNU), a huge weapons manufacturer, to relocate the aliens to a new camp outside the city. Piet Smit, an MNU executive, appoints MNU employee and his son-in-law Wikus van de Merwe, to lead the relocation. Meanwhile, three aliens, Christopher Johnson, his young son CJ, and Christopher's friend Paul, search a District 9 garbage dump for alien fuel in Prawn technology, which Christopher has had them spend the last twenty years synthesizing enough of to enact his plan. They finally finish in Paul's shack, but when Wikus comes to the shack to serve Paul a relocation notice, Wikus finds the hidden container with the fuel and accidentally sprays some of it in his face while confiscating it. Paul is killed by Koobus Venter, a cruel leader of the MNU mercenaries.
Wikus begins mutating into a Prawn, starting with his left arm, which was injured after the fuel exposure and hidden under a large bandage. After playing down his symptoms (vomiting, nosebleed, headache, and fingernail loss), he passes out during a party celebrating his promotion and is taken to a hospital, where his left hand is now discovered to have become a prawn claw. He is transferred to the MNU lab, where researchers perform brutal experiments, and discover his chimeric DNA grants him the ability to operate Prawn weaponry.

Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke ; music, Clinton Shorter.

MPAA rating: R; for bloody violence and pervasive language.

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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