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District 9  Cover Image DVD DVD

District 9 / Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson, a Wingnut Films production, a film by Neill Blomkamp ; produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham ; written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell ; directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Summary:

Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1435932579
  • ISBN: 9781435932579
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Special features: deleted scenes; directors commentary ; "The alien agenda: a filmmaker's log" three-part documentary.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Trent Opaloch ; editor, Julian Clarke ; music, Clinton Shorter.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for bloody violence and pervasive language CHV rating: 14A; gory scenes and extreme violence.
System Details Note:
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English and French)
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English or French. Closed-captioned ; descriptive audio (English)
Subject: Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Relocation (Housing) > South Africa > Drama.
Virus-vector relationships > Drama.
Refugees > Government policy > South Africa > Drama.
DNA damage > Drama.
South Africa > Drama.
Relocalizaci©Øon (Vivienda) > Sud©Øafrica > Teatro.
Refugiados > Pol©Øitica gubernamental > Sud©Øafrica > Teatro.
Genre: Feature films > United States.
Science fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings with French language options.

Available copies

  • 7 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Hood River County Library District.

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  • 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
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