4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
District 9
Call Number
- 4K BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)
Edition
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition.
Languages
In English, French or Spanish (4K disc only), with optional English, French or Spanish (4K disc only) subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.
Performers
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake.
Publication Information
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2020]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; bloody violence and pervasive language.
Uniform Title
Summary
Aliens have landed-- only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.
Notes
This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
4K special features: Comic-Con extravaganza ; theatrical trailers.
Blu-ray special features: Deleted scenes ; director's commentary ; The alien agenda: a filmmaker's log - three-part documentary ; Metamorphosis: the transformation of Wikus ; Innovation: acting and improvisation ; Conception and design: creating the world of District 9 ; Alien generation: visual effects ; Joburg from above: interactive map of satellite and schematics of the world of District 9.
Contents
- [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
- [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.
Subjects
- Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
- Human-alien encounters > Drama.
- Relocation (Housing) > South Africa > Drama.
- Virus-vector relationships > Drama.
- Refugees > Government policy > South Africa > Drama.
- DNA damage > Drama.
- Slums > South Africa > Johannesburg > Drama.
- Johannesburg (South Africa) > Drama.
- South Africa > Drama.