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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.
  • Edition: Widescreen format.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
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.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Human-alien encounters > South Africa > Drama.
Relocation (Housing) > South Africa > Drama.
Virus-vector relationships > Drama.
Refugees > Government policy > South Africa > Drama.
DNA damage > South Africa > Drama.
Genre: Science fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 8 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marion County.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marion County Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion County Library DVD F DIS (Text) PPL63598 DVD Available -


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