District 9

2009 • 112 Minuten

Über diesen Film

Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them. Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare -- they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens' awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA. The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable -- he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9. (Original Title - District 9) (c) 2009 District 9 Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Bewertungen und Rezensionen

Shallow story, poor narrative, poor acting, unnecessarily violent scenes. The story represents a pessimist's view of humanity. Life in District 10 and the return of Christopher were probably thought of becoming the sequel.

The metaphor is a little near the surface but overall it is a well made film. The effects are believable and not distracting. It all feels like something that could happen, rather than being over the top.

Playing on South African history of District 6 in apartheid times the story has been given a update into the sci-fi world. At first I thought it was going to be a cheap attempt but was impressed at the end. The violence is heavy but does have it's place in the movie.