2 Movies Directed by Neill Blomkamp

District 9

District 9

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-14

Languages:

English, Nyanja, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Southern Sotho

Countries:

USA, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(494849 Reviews)

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Cast:

Writer:

Neill Blomkamp

Terri Tatchell

Fullplot:

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

Elysium

Elysium

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-09

Languages:

English, Spanish, French, Afrikaans

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (296894 Reviews)

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Fullplot:

In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

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