District 9
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
- Release Date
- August 5, 2009
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Cast
- Sharlto Copley , Jason Cope , Nathalie Boltt , Sylvaine Strike , Elizabeth Mkandawie , John Sumner
- Runtime
- 112
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Neill Blomkamp , Terri Tatchell
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