Join us as we continue our 2017 Picture Show season with “District 9,” a film that explores the poignant and timely metaphor of apartheid and race relations in South Africa.
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 (Sharlto Copley) contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Release date: August 14, 2009 (USA)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Rated: R
