District 9 (2009) [R]

Release Date:
August 5, 2009

Original Title:
District 9

Alternate Titles:
9 Distrito
9-asis rajonas
9-cu Rayon
9. rajoon
D 9異形禁區
D-9异形禁区
Dai 9 chiku
Distrito 9
Dystrykt 9
Sector 9
Yasak Bölge 9
Дев'ятий округ
Сектор 9
第9地区:2009
第九禁区
第九禁區
第9地区
디스트릭트 9

Genres:
Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Block / Hanson
District 9
TriStar Pictures
WingNut Films

Production Countries:
New Zealand | South Africa | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+  BE: 16  BR: 14  CH: 16  CZ: 15  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 16  FI: K-15  FR: 12  GB: 15  GR: 16  IE: 15A  IT: T  KR: 18  MX: C  NL: 16  NO: 15  NZ: R16  PT: M/16  RU: 16+  SE: 15  US: R  ZA: 16 

Runtime: 112

You are not welcome here.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

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2D Supervisor:
Mark Richardson

ADR Recordist:
Charlotte Buys
Barry Donnelly

Accountant:
Nick Cleverley
Wendy Bambro-Tilyard
Tracey Morgan

Additional Camera:
Michael Mutombo
Mannie Ferreira

Additional Dialogue:
Jason Canovas

Animation:
Patrick Kalyn
Shawn Dunn
Todd Labonte
Brian Anderson
Chris Derochie
Robert Kuczera
Michael Langford
Craig McPherson
Jonathan Paquin
Fernando Pazos
Jason Thielen
Rachel Ward
Grant Wilson
Ed Wou
Alexander K. Lee
Daniel Sampaio Lima
Steve James Brown
Leslie Fulton
Adam Marisett

Animation Director:
Jeremy Hollobon

Animation Manager:
Nicky Muir

Animation Supervisor:
Steve Nichols
Eric Reynolds

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects:
Joe Dunckley

Art Department Assistant:
Simphiwe Hadebe
Albertus Van Der Walt
Itumeleng Mokoena

Art Department Coordinator:
Christo Strydom

Art Direction:
Michael Berg
Emilia Roux

Assistant Accountant:
Janine Alexander

Assistant Director:
Paul Grinder

Assistant Editor:
Neil Mayo

Assistant Grip:
Darren Bradnock
Shoes Mafanya

Assistant Location Manager:
Thomas Lishi

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Diana Nkata

Assistant Set Dresser:
Thomas Salpietro

Assistant Unit Manager:
Henry de Villiers

Boom Operator:
Lucky Mkontwana
Richard Mohlari
Bob Hazell
Jo Fraser
Chris Hiles
Benoît Hardonniere
Charlie Sijaji

CG Artist:
Michael Blackbourn
James G. Hebb
Dan Prentice
Marc Roth
Simon van de Lagemaat

CG Supervisor:
Mike Perry
Tim Belsher

Camera Operator:
Georgia Court
Richard Bluck
Lars Cox
Hein de Vos
Dean Leslie

Camera Supervisor:
Lee Bramwell

Camera Trainee:
Mike Gomani

Carpenter:
Michael Matshaba
Mandla Mkandla
Anthony Pereira
Petrus Pretorious
William Reineke
Warren Veldhuizen
Brendan Gifford
Buddy MacKett
Clive Matthews
Max V.D. Merwe
Scott Waterhouse
Justin Chappell
Francis Grewe
Ross Hoby
Gareth King
Leon Rietbroek
Paul Janse Van Rensburg
Alistair Fyfe
Alfred Vaughn
Anton Buys
Reece Nicol
Robert McGovern

Casting:
Denton Douglas
Miranda Rivers

Casting Associate:
N'Cee Van Heerden

Clapper Loader:
P.J. 'Pheello' Makosholo
Amy Yeats

Co-Executive Producer:
Paul Hanson

Co-Producer:
Philippa Boyens

Compositing Lead:
Hamish Schumacher
Jean-Luc Azzis
Lyse Beck
Steve Cronin
Simon Jung
Michael Lanzensberger
Steve McGillen
Helen Paul
Charles Tait
David Houghton-Williams

Compositing Supervisor:
Shervin Shoghian
Stephen Pepper

Compositor:
Artin Aryaei
Geeta Basantani
Daniel Bryant
Marco Checa Garcia
Brian Fisher
Geoff Hadfield
Henry Jefferson
Louis Kim
Evelyne Leblond
Veronica Marino
Danielle Rubin
Tom Truscott
Freddy Chavez Olmos
Jesus Lavin
Loren Robinson
Bernhard Kimbacher
Paul Chapman
Ian Fenton
Daniel Gaudreau
Todd Liddiard
Colin Liggett
Nikolai Michaleski
Tomaso Tartarotti
Adrian Van Der Park

Concept Artist:
Ravi Bansal

Conductor:
Adam Klemens

Construction Buyer:
Izak Weyers
Darren Stiwell

Construction Coordinator:
Nick Vos
Leo Schoeman

Construction Manager:
Marcia Vermaak
Brett Blenkin

Costume Design:
Diana Cilliers

Costume Supervisor:
Leonie Roberts
Matt Appleton
Samantha Morley

Creature Design:
David Meng

Creature Technical Director:
Vincent Yan

Dialogue Editor:
Mark Franken
Justin Webster
Polly McKinnon

Digital Colorist:
Joerg W. Bungert

Digital Effects Producer:
Mara Bryan

Digital Effects Supervisor:
Peter Muyzers

Digital Imaging Technician:
Nadezna Pieters
Stephen Roucher
Dan Ashton

Digital Intermediate:
Tracey Brown
Adam Scott

Digital Intermediate Colorist:
David Hollingsworth

Digital Intermediate Editor:
Katie Hinsen

Director:
Neill Blomkamp

Director of Photography:
Trent Opaloch

Draughtsman:
Bradley De Gee
Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson
Petrus Strydom
Nick Connor
Michael Smale

Driver:
Alfred Masaile
Leonard Mpambani
Sifiso Ndaba
Ernest Nti
Abraham Shabalala
Michael Batley
Seamus Kavanagh
Joachim Kasinda
Fanuel Michabela
Frank Molepo
Vincent Lebethe
Clement Magwaza
Elias Makhanya
Sydney Masiteng
James Mokangkang
Hosia Mothibi
Gift Ntshingila
Leonard Philander
Ursula Raaf
Hodges Sibeko
Tebogo Skhosana
Willy Elliot
Andile Gulishe
Hendrik Sebulela
Nichodemus Matjopi

Editor:
Julian Clarke

Effects Supervisor:
Richard Taylor

Electrician:
Alfred Manzini
Bevan Simpson
Brent Webb
Sipho Ncube
Hansel Verkerk
Warrick Peace
Sanele Masondo
Lucas Moganedi

Executive Producer:
Bill Block
Elliot Ferwerda
Ken Kamins
Mark Brooke

Executive Visual Effects Producer:
Eileen Moran
Shawn Walsh

Extras Casting Assistant:
Gabriella Fish

Finance:
Todd Steiner

First Assistant Accountant:
Thulani Ngcwade
Gail Van Niekerk

First Assistant Camera:
Houston Hadden
Bernin Isaac
Philip A.T. Smith

First Assistant Director:
David Norris
Richard Green
Ben Burden Smith

First Assistant Editor:
Dan Best
Gary Lam

First Assistant Sound Editor:
Neil Aldridge

Focus Puller:
Thomas Brown

Foley:
Robyn McFarlane

Foley Artist:
Carrie McLaughlin

Foley Editor:
Craig Tomlinson

Foley Recordist:
Matthew Lambourn

Gaffer:
David Howe
David Brown
Cooper Masondo

Grip:
William Mnisi
Calvin Beekman
Chad De Klerk
Allen Markham
Brett McDowell
Victor Mogale
Samuel Neluvholwe
Villy Nkoana
Patric Mashilo

Hair Supervisor:
Leon von Solms
Julene Paton

Helicopter Camera:
Skip Margetts

Key Grip:
Robert Fischer
Guy Micheletti
Matt Andrews
Mark Davidson
Dion Hartley
Tony Keddy
Alpheas Manaka

Lead Animator:
Jeremy Mesana

Lead Set Dresser:
Marinda Richter

Leadman:
Justice Nhlapo

Lighting Artist:
Christopher Ahrens
Hyemee Choi
Paul Flanagan
Stephen Murphy
Viviana Palacios
Ross Stansfield
Richard Sur
Bryan Litson

Lighting Technician:
Glenn Aryton
Andrew Ayrton
Gerald Morse
Mark Newnham

Line Producer:
Trishia Downie

Location Assistant:
Dries Scholtz
Paul Gobo

Location Manager:
Peter Ndifon
Spannies Spangenberg

Makeup & Hair Assistant:
Theola Booyens
Thebe Malatse
Charlie Runge
Lorraine Mphephi
Queen Motlatle

Makeup Supervisor:
Leon von Solms
Julene Paton
Frances Richardson
Linda Wall

Makeup Trainee:
Melissa Vinden

Matte Painter:
Ravi Bansal
Federico Bozzano

Modeling:
Ulrike Beck-Schneider
Edward Denton
Shari Finn
James French
Tim Gibson
Jordan Thomson

Modelling Supervisor:
David Tremont

Music Editor:
Nigel Scott
Steve Gallagher

Music Supervisor:
Michelle Belcher

Musician:
Reza Honari
Joseph Pepe Danza

Orchestrator:
Aiko Fukushima
Jeff Toyne

Original Music Composer:
Clinton Shorter

Painter:
John Cruickshanks
Dordi Moen
Leslie Nairn
Frazer Anderson
Jonathon Brough

Payroll Accountant:
Rezina Wahed
Natalia Voorslag

Pilot:
Pieter Coetzee
Wessel Coetzee
Frank Molteno
Chris Bohmenn

Post Production Coordinator:
Peti Nohotima

Post Production Supervisor:
Pippa Anderson
Martin Edwards

Producer:
Peter Jackson
Carolynne Cunningham

Production Assistant:
Shane Meyer
Michael Mycielski
Sizwe Nxumalo
Robert Steenpoorte
Richard Cuthbert
Rachel Gilkison
Tshepo Mandlazi
Muzi Mondi
Simphiwe Ndulula
Zolani Mbambo
Lwazi Nodada
Kholisile Vinqi
Danielle Prestidge

Production Coordinator:
Daphne Bezem
Bronwen Stewart
Greg Fell
Archibald Nkwana
Juliette Davis

Production Design:
Philip Ivey

Production Illustrator:
Gabriel Metcalfe

Production Manager:
Grant Bensley
Gayle Munro
Kristie Breslin
Jennifer Loughnan
Helen Clare

Production Runner:
Pierre Pelser
Gert Van Niekerk
Darren Sigley

Production Secretary:
Lesedi Siswana
Tshidi Ntsoko

Production Supervisor:
Michael S. Murphey

Projection:
Rene Toye

Prop Maker:
Dean Davel
Friday Ngwena

Property Builder:
Robert Gillies
Daniel Bennett
Gabrielle Bertogg
Duncan Brown
Bryce Curtis
Andrew Gillespie
Daniel Kelly
Joseph Paice
Mark Pike
Ian Ruxton
Daniel Wickham
Paul Wickham
Callum Linegard
Gregory D. Allison
Lindsey Crummett
Michael Reitterer
Samantha Elizabeth Mott
Philip Sharpe

Property Buyer:
Henrietta Moutinho
Vanessa Cole
Ben Milsom
Svenn Wigg

Property Master:
Kobus Swart
Gavin Perrow

Prosthetic Makeup Artist:
Jaco Snyman

Prosthetic Supervisor:
Sarah Rubano

Prosthetics:
Jamie Beswarick
Donald Brooker
Daniel Cockersell
Sean Foot
Ben Hawker
Bill Hunt
Gary Hunt
Antony McMullen
Eden Small
Greg Tozer
Matt Patte
Pietro Marson
Don Brooker

Pyrotechnician:
Kevin Bitters

Roto Supervisor:
Sandy Houston

Scenic Artist:
Franco Meyer
Nicodemus Moshabi
Marlizelle Oosthuizen
Kristy Tayler
Sipho Sifinila
Alastair Maher

Scoring Mixer:
Vince Renaud

Script Supervisor:
Vinca Cox
Terry Fletcher
Merrin Ruck

Seamstress:
Maria Maselane
Winni Dlamini

Second Assistant Accountant:
Jeremy Vinden

Second Assistant Camera:
Richard Ray
Justin Vincent
Andrew Greenan
Garth Michael
Nigel Nally
Garth Scholtz
Thys Uys

Second Assistant Director:
Zolani Phakade
Jacques Terblanche
Robyn Grace
Chris van Latum

Second Unit Cinematographer:
Simon Raby

Senior Animator:
Christian Liliedahl

Set Decoration:
Guy Potgieter

Set Dresser:
Evette Richter
Peter Savage
Inge Else
Daniel Birt
Beatrix Symington
Martin Oosthuizen
Zebulon Lawrance

Set Dressing Buyer:
Anneri Gericke
Maria Constantinides

Set Production Assistant:
Bongani Dlamini
Shile Dube
Kekeletso Lithebe
Kingston Mokgethi
Tumelo Ntsimane

Shading:
R. Christopher White
Nick Gabchenko
Ren-Wei Yang

Sound Assistant:
Morgan Samuel

Sound Design Assistant:
Justin Doyle

Sound Designer:
Dave Whitehead

Sound Effects Editor:
Hayden Collow
Melanie Graham

Sound Mixer:
J.J. Le Roux

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Michael Hedges
Gilbert Lake

Sound Recordist:
Ken Saville
Basiami Segola
Richard Sprawson

Special Effects Coordinator:
Phil McLaren

Special Effects Supervisor:
Max Poolman
Steve Ingram

Special Effects Technician:
Patrick Diesel
Sydney Marumo
Zakhele Mkhize
Mxolisi Mkhutshuwa
Clinton Zabielski
Janek Zabielski
Eric Ayanda Bara
Juan Ferreira
Thabo Zwane
Waldemar Coetsee

Still Photographer:
David Bloomer

Storyboard Artist:
Andrew Burdan
Tony Bloemstein
Anthony Burdon

Stunt Coordinator:
Grant Hulley

Stunts:
Christopher Bathla
Daniel Coetzer
Lee-Anne Liebenberg
William Maila
Themba Nyawuza
Johnny Selema
Zacharia Thekiso
François Coetzer
Wayne Giles
George Bailey
Lebogang Mofokeng
Alfred Sinbane
Anton Moon
Vadim Dobrin
Etienne Changuion
Mduduzi Mavimbela

Supervising Sound Editor:
Chris Ward
Brent Burge

Swing:
Edward Lebekwe
Collen Makhubela
Lawrence 'Stompie' Moraks
Sifiso Msimanga
Solomon Mogomotsi
Sydney Molele
Solly Sithole

Technical Supervisor:
Ian Bidgood

Thanks:
Guillermo del Toro

Third Assistant Director:
Julian Botha
Joseph Malele
Chloe Forbes
Thabo Metsing

Transportation Captain:
Abraham Shiburi
Albert Foot

Unit Manager:
Jimmy Davies
Gabe Page
Josanne Tane
Rudolf Pohorsky

Unit Production Manager:
Steven St. Arnaud

Unit Publicist:
David Alex Wilson

VFX Artist:
Aaron Brown
Ian Buchko
Arlend Engar
Mike Rhone
Karl Sisson
Nik Slotiuk
Michael Goddard
Neil Safeer Ghaznavi
Stu McRae

Vehicles Coordinator:
John-Dee Styles

Visual Effects Compositor:
Daniel Gaudreau
Carl Ayala
Daizo Inaoka

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Paul Glubb
Danielle Kinsey
Cabral Rock
Suzanne MacLennan
Mary Jane Bolton
Nathaniel Holroyd

Visual Effects Editor:
Andrew Millard
Lucas Putnam

Visual Effects Producer:
Stefanie Boose
Charlie Bradbury
Patrick Mooney

Visual Effects Production Manager:
Marie-Cecile Dahan
Gemma Thompson

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Justin Lavery
Trevor Adams
Matt Aitken
Dan Kaufman
Robert Habros
Patti Gannon

Vocals:
Alpha Yaya Diallo

Wardrobe Assistant:
Thabisa Mkonto

Weapons Master:
Aaron Huriwaka

Weapons Wrangler:
Tony Neophytou
Francois du Rand
Craig Magill

Writer:
Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell

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