Short storyline
In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.
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Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: 14 August 2009 (USA)
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa
Box office: Budget: $30,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $37,354,308 (USA) (16 August 2009) (3049 Screens). Gross: $115,502,313 (USA) (25 October 2009)
Soundtrack: Hijack Stories