District 9 [Blu-ray]

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District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, the film follows a government agent who becomes exposed to an alien virus while overseeing the forced relocation of extraterrestrials from a segregated shantytown. These aliens have inhabited Earth for three decades in deteriorating camps, their advanced technology secretly studied by a corporation profiting from their containment. As the agent begins transforming into an alien himself, he flees from both scientists seeking to exploit his mutation and the extraterrestrials viewing him as a threat, eventually forming an unlikely alliance with an alien planning an escape.

This two-disc Blu-ray edition runs 112 minutes and carries an R rating from Sony Pictures Releasing. The film features David James, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Hlengiwe Madlala, Jason Cope, Kenneth Nkosi, and Louis Minnaar. Purchasing this used copy lets you experience the provocative sci-fi drama at a fraction of retail cost.