Alive in Joburg (2005)
- Directed by
- Neill Blomkamp
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- South Africa, Canada
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 108 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An alien spaceship stops over Johannesburg and the government puts the malnourished insect-like aliens in an internment camp called District 9. The story is told through fake interviews and news footage. It shows how humans treat the aliens with racism and cruelty.
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What happens
District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed and co-written by Neill Blomkamp. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2005 short film Alive in Joburg. The film is partially presented in a mockumentary format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. It begins in an alternate 1982, when an alien spaceship appears over Johannesburg, South Africa. When a population of diseased and malnourished insectile and crustaceous aliens are discovered on the ship, the South African government confines the asylum seekers to an internment camp called District 9. The title and premise of District 9 were predominantly inspired by events in Cape Town's District Six, during the apartheid era. The film explores themes of humanity, racism, xenophobia, social segregation, and medical torture. District 9 premiered on 23 July 2009 at San Diego Comic-Con, and was released in New Zealand on 13 August, the United States on 14 August and South Africa on 28 August, by TriStar Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, and was a financial success, earning $211 million on a budget of $30 million. It garnered numerous award nominations, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. The film is a co-production between the United States, New Zealand, and South Africa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tempbot (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.