Written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson, the film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. Copley plays the role of Wikus van de Merwe, an Afrikaner bureaucrat assigned to relocate a race of extraterrestrial creatures, derogatorily referred to as “prawns”, from District 9, a military-guarded slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a concentration camp outside the city.
The story, adapted from Alive in Joburg, a 2005 short film directed by Blomkamp and produced by Copley, pivots on the themes of xenophobia and social segregation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events that took place in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era.
It received one award for Best Sci Film for 2009.
Admission is free and the film starts at 7 pm
