The short film that inspired District 9!
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Distributor: Spy Films
Year of Release: 2005
Running Time: 6:24
Synopsis: In 1990, Johannesburg is home to a number of Extraterrestrial refugees, whose large spaceships (estimated to be nearly one kilometer in length) can be seen hovering above the city. When the visitors arrived, the human population was enamored with, among other aspects, the aliens' advanced "bio-suits", and supposedly welcomed them with open arms. However, later on, the aliens began moving into other areas of the city, committing crimes in order to survive, and frequently clashing with the police. The film plays like a documentary, complete with interviews and footage taken from handheld cameras, highlighting the growing tension between the civilian population and the visitors from another world, especially once the ships began to steal electricity and other natural resources from the city. Neill Blomkamp has expanded the story for a feature film titled District 9, set to be released on August 14th, 2009.
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