District 9
You are not welcome here.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$30 000 000
Box office
$210 819 611
Website
Director
Actors
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake, Greg Melvill-Smith, Robert Hobbs
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Producer
Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham, Bill Block, Elliot Ferwerda, Ken Kamins, Mark Brooke
Camera operator
Composer
Clinton Shorter
Artist
Philip Ivey, Patrick Kalyn, Craig McPherson
Audition
Miranda Rivers, Denton Douglas
Editing
Short description
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
What's left behind the scenes
- Part of the marketing campaign in North America involved placing movie posters at bus stops in major cities, as well as on building walls, etc.; the posters stated that these zones were intended only for humans and also included a phone number (866.666.6001) to call in case of non-human presence. The film's title wasn't displayed, but there was a link to its official website.
- All the aliens in the film were created on a computer, with the exception of the bodies lying in the medical laboratory.
- Actor Sharlto Copley had never acted before and had no intention of pursuing an acting career. He landed the lead role after Neill Blomkamp filmed him in the short film "Survival in Joburg" (2006).
- At the 145th minute of the film, when Tanya shows the iron flower, you can notice ultrasound pictures taped to the mirror behind her, hinting at a woman’s possible pregnancy.
- Approximately six different endings to the film were created during shooting.
- The film's plot and title are a reference to the apartheid regime in South Africa and "District Six" in Cape Town. In 1966, "District Six" was declared a "whites-only" area and 60,000 people were forcibly separated from family and friends and relocated to the Cape Flats.
- The film was sharply criticized by the Nigerian authorities. The country's leadership demanded an official apology from Sony for releasing a film depicting Nigerian women as prostitutes and Nigerian men as arms dealers and criminals (one of whom is also a cannibal). Furthermore, the leader of the Nigerian mafia in "District 9" is named Obesandjo – almost like former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
- After the film based on the HALO game, which was to be directed by Neill Blomkamp, fell through, producer Peter Jackson offered Blomkamp $30 million to film whatever he wanted. The result was this film.
- Composer Clinton Shorter spent three weeks preparing the soundtrack. Neill Blomkamp wanted the film's soundtrack to be "raw and dark," but also to retain African motifs. This was a difficult task for Shorter, who found most African music to be optimistic and joyful. Shorter couldn't achieve the heavy sound he wanted with African drums, so he used a combination of taiko drums and synthesized instruments to achieve the desired results, while the main elements of the African atmosphere were conveyed through vocals and percussion.
- The language spoken by the alien (clicking sounds) was created by rubbing a pumpkin.
- The idea to expand the short film into a full-fledged mockumentary came from Peter Jackson’s wife and creative partner, Frances Walsh.
- When Vikus and Christopher infiltrate the MNU laboratory, the inscription "Tetra Vaal" is visible on the wall, which is a reference to Neil Blomkamp's short film ("Tetra Vaal" (2004)), which later became the film "Chappie" (2015).
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