--- product_id: 213516535 title: "District 9 - 4K + Blu-ray + Digital" price: "€ 41.09" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/213516535-district-9-4k-blu-ray-digital store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # District 9 - 4K + Blu-ray + Digital **Price:** € 41.09 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** District 9 - 4K + Blu-ray + Digital - **How much does it cost?** € 41.09 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/213516535-district-9-4k-blu-ray-digital) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original science-fiction thriller where alien refugees, stranded on Earth, are exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Review: Nice surprise for a dismal 2009 Summer line up - This is a testament that shows with a low budget, no major Hollywood backing, a movie can be made that has the power in story telling, character development, and action. I believe this film was budgeted at 30 million? That is what I had read. Peter Jackson was going to have this new comer Neil Blomkamp direct the Halo movie then that fell apart, he felt bad and basically told this young maverick I'll back your next movie... low and behold we have District 9. I couldn't believe the production values here, if this movie were made for 30 million, it looked like 100 million on film, top notch special effects, no name actors, a great story that pulls in the viewer, and the Aliens, giving them almost a Human element. So the film starts off with an alien race stranded in Johannesburg South Africa for like 30 something years, where the Aliens known as Prawns are herded into these slums and kept under a watchful eye of the MNU, a UN type agency. Then there is the protagonist named Wikus who at the beginning of the film, you get a sense he's a man way over his head, but yet a nice guy, never associate him to be the hero type but your average Joe. He get's a promotion at the MNU (MultiNational United) Wikus is a man who just follows orders, kinda nerdy, xenophobic, has a fear of the unknown, maybe too ambitious, selfish, conniving, his job is to relocate the Prawns to a new location away from human population, being more isolated from human contact. Wikus is a character the audience would balk at... In the film we see him going around District 9 evicting the Prawns using intimidation, force, lies, one particluar scene he discovers a shack with dead cow carcasses and prawn eggs, which is illegal to have. So he demonstrates an abortion and he doesn't feel sorry, he doesn't view the prawns as an equal. So Wikus doesn't think twice as he kills the prawn eggs, and they torch the shack and hear the eggs popping and he casually says, "You hear that, that popping? It's the eggs, sounds like popcorn" one would argue he is just doing his job for the MNU. BUT then as the film progresses Wikus is being hunted by the same Company he worked for. He holds the key to what the MNU really want from the Prawns---- their futuristic weapons. I think it is believable that any Nation who would come in contact with another race and they had the technology and advanced weaponary we would want it. Let's face it, Humans have been at war for 1,000s of years, it's a natural order, of course a Government would want to harness that power and use it on their enemies and show who is the Super Power. Anyways Wikus still seems manipulative, conniving as he transforms, his DNA bonding with Alien DNA thus metamorphosing into a Prawn, and his only hope is the Prawn Christopher. I think we would all do the same thing if we were in Wkius' shoes. He's desperate, scared and really just thinking about himself and how to turn back to human again. What drives him is the fear of the unknown. Then there is Christopher the alien Prawn who has found a power source that can ultimately send his race home--- what they had always wanted to do in the first place. Ironically it is Christopher even though being "alien" has human traits, has emotions. He wants to help Wikus. There is a nice scene in MNU headquarters where Christopher finds out what really is happening to his race, they are being dissected, tested on, being used essentially as guinea pigs. Wikus never knew that this is happening, it's MNU's dirty little secret being kept under wraps. Wikus realizes the Prawns never meant no harm, they ultimately didn't do anything to the Humans, it was the MNU cleverly disguising their real intentions in the form of supposedly Humanitarian efforts. One scene Wikus tells Chris and his young Prawn that the reolcation spot would be worse that District 9. The last 30 mins or so is astounding not just visually with the special effects but the action sequences. There is one scene where Wikus who towards the end runs away and we as the viewer feel a sense of anger maybe because he Leaves Chris to his fate which is certainly death but then Wikus comes back.... his ultimate redemption. He Realizes his fate is sealed and he must live with it now and that it's not about him, and ultimately finds sacrifice, he wants to help Christopher get to the mother ship, ultimately Wikus knowing that it's the right thing to do. This is what drew me into this film, the humanity, it wasn't just mindless action, if you want that go see Transformers II. I think we know that under the surface there is the allegory of Apartheid in which happened in South Africa, The War on Terror, the War in Iraq happening now. All cleverly disguised in a Sci/Fi movie. A splendid movie that must be watched. Review: District 9 - This is a film that's very easy to be taken for granted, against all odds. As conveniently simple as possible in its storytelling, yet still carrying more baggage that one would hope for, Blomkamp's directorial debut is slow to pick up steam. But when it does...oh, wow. District 9 is a freight train that somehow manages to creep up on you. Its complex premise is filled with incessant experimentation, with documentary-esque techniques used to set the gears in motion before resorting to more traditional cinema. It may be a testament to the director that the transition is subtle enough to fall to the wayside amidst both the exhilarating action and impeccable performance by newcomer Sharlto Copley. In fact, Copley's performance must be emphasized: The radical trials that his character undergoes throughout the movie would be a difficult balancing act in the hands of any experienced actor; somehow, Copley maintains authenticity and a commitment to character that is both astonishing and emotionally crippling. Even more impressive is Copley's acting debut when one is made aware of his most prominent co-star: Christopher, a keen and determined insectoid alien. Drawing from the film's graciously veiled root themes, Blomkamp's aliens are both repulsive and oddly intriguing. Their tribulations are made clear early on, but careful crafting is done to ensure that the audience feels deep sympathy for the prawn-like organisms by the time the credits roll. This is accomplished, in part, by Peter Jackson and his digital effects company, WETA. Adhering to a $30 million budget, one wouldn't suspect that District 9 would hold the crown for the best special effects of the summer. Alas, this proves to be the case as the film moves forward, using its stunning, yet conservative flair to complement the film, as opposed to overbear it. Jackson and his team are masters of the visual arts, and it definitely shows here. Let it be clear that District 9 is less of a retelling of a story, and more of a recording of an event; traditional plot features are often underdeveloped, or even wholly absent. However, the film's jerky pacing is offset by smart, white-knuckle action that leaves you breathless. There's definitely a giddy gross-out factor here that hasn't been seen since Jackson's early years, but Blomkamp ensures that it never overstays its welcome. District 9 is strikingly original and certainly audacious, but isn't a movie that's difficult to like. On the contrary, you'd be hard pressed to find a film all year that is as satisfying and complete as Blomkamp's science fiction thriller. And, In the wake of unrealized visions and bloated wastes of cinema, that's a staggering accomplishment. District 9 is an invigorating and intelligent climax to 2009's summer, and should not be missed. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Carolynne Cunningham, David James, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Hlengiwe Madlala, Jason Cope, Kenneth Nkosi, Louis Minnaar, Mandla Gaduka, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Vanessa Haywood, William Young Contributor Carolynne Cunningham, David James, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Hlengiwe Madlala, Jason Cope, Kenneth Nkosi, Louis Minnaar, Mandla Gaduka, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Vanessa Haywood, William Young See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,748 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray | | Genre | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | | Language | English | | Runtime | 1 hour and 52 minutes | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller - **Initial release date:** 2009-08-14 - **Language:** English ## Images ![District 9 - 4K + Blu-ray + Digital - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tvNKfItiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice surprise for a dismal 2009 Summer line up *by V***0 on October 22, 2009* This is a testament that shows with a low budget, no major Hollywood backing, a movie can be made that has the power in story telling, character development, and action. I believe this film was budgeted at 30 million? That is what I had read. Peter Jackson was going to have this new comer Neil Blomkamp direct the Halo movie then that fell apart, he felt bad and basically told this young maverick I'll back your next movie... low and behold we have District 9. I couldn't believe the production values here, if this movie were made for 30 million, it looked like 100 million on film, top notch special effects, no name actors, a great story that pulls in the viewer, and the Aliens, giving them almost a Human element. So the film starts off with an alien race stranded in Johannesburg South Africa for like 30 something years, where the Aliens known as Prawns are herded into these slums and kept under a watchful eye of the MNU, a UN type agency. Then there is the protagonist named Wikus who at the beginning of the film, you get a sense he's a man way over his head, but yet a nice guy, never associate him to be the hero type but your average Joe. He get's a promotion at the MNU (MultiNational United) Wikus is a man who just follows orders, kinda nerdy, xenophobic, has a fear of the unknown, maybe too ambitious, selfish, conniving, his job is to relocate the Prawns to a new location away from human population, being more isolated from human contact. Wikus is a character the audience would balk at... In the film we see him going around District 9 evicting the Prawns using intimidation, force, lies, one particluar scene he discovers a shack with dead cow carcasses and prawn eggs, which is illegal to have. So he demonstrates an abortion and he doesn't feel sorry, he doesn't view the prawns as an equal. So Wikus doesn't think twice as he kills the prawn eggs, and they torch the shack and hear the eggs popping and he casually says, "You hear that, that popping? It's the eggs, sounds like popcorn" one would argue he is just doing his job for the MNU. BUT then as the film progresses Wikus is being hunted by the same Company he worked for. He holds the key to what the MNU really want from the Prawns---- their futuristic weapons. I think it is believable that any Nation who would come in contact with another race and they had the technology and advanced weaponary we would want it. Let's face it, Humans have been at war for 1,000s of years, it's a natural order, of course a Government would want to harness that power and use it on their enemies and show who is the Super Power. Anyways Wikus still seems manipulative, conniving as he transforms, his DNA bonding with Alien DNA thus metamorphosing into a Prawn, and his only hope is the Prawn Christopher. I think we would all do the same thing if we were in Wkius' shoes. He's desperate, scared and really just thinking about himself and how to turn back to human again. What drives him is the fear of the unknown. Then there is Christopher the alien Prawn who has found a power source that can ultimately send his race home--- what they had always wanted to do in the first place. Ironically it is Christopher even though being "alien" has human traits, has emotions. He wants to help Wikus. There is a nice scene in MNU headquarters where Christopher finds out what really is happening to his race, they are being dissected, tested on, being used essentially as guinea pigs. Wikus never knew that this is happening, it's MNU's dirty little secret being kept under wraps. Wikus realizes the Prawns never meant no harm, they ultimately didn't do anything to the Humans, it was the MNU cleverly disguising their real intentions in the form of supposedly Humanitarian efforts. One scene Wikus tells Chris and his young Prawn that the reolcation spot would be worse that District 9. The last 30 mins or so is astounding not just visually with the special effects but the action sequences. There is one scene where Wikus who towards the end runs away and we as the viewer feel a sense of anger maybe because he Leaves Chris to his fate which is certainly death but then Wikus comes back.... his ultimate redemption. He Realizes his fate is sealed and he must live with it now and that it's not about him, and ultimately finds sacrifice, he wants to help Christopher get to the mother ship, ultimately Wikus knowing that it's the right thing to do. This is what drew me into this film, the humanity, it wasn't just mindless action, if you want that go see Transformers II. I think we know that under the surface there is the allegory of Apartheid in which happened in South Africa, The War on Terror, the War in Iraq happening now. All cleverly disguised in a Sci/Fi movie. A splendid movie that must be watched. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ District 9 *by J***D on December 18, 2011* This is a film that's very easy to be taken for granted, against all odds. As conveniently simple as possible in its storytelling, yet still carrying more baggage that one would hope for, Blomkamp's directorial debut is slow to pick up steam. But when it does...oh, wow. District 9 is a freight train that somehow manages to creep up on you. Its complex premise is filled with incessant experimentation, with documentary-esque techniques used to set the gears in motion before resorting to more traditional cinema. It may be a testament to the director that the transition is subtle enough to fall to the wayside amidst both the exhilarating action and impeccable performance by newcomer Sharlto Copley. In fact, Copley's performance must be emphasized: The radical trials that his character undergoes throughout the movie would be a difficult balancing act in the hands of any experienced actor; somehow, Copley maintains authenticity and a commitment to character that is both astonishing and emotionally crippling. Even more impressive is Copley's acting debut when one is made aware of his most prominent co-star: Christopher, a keen and determined insectoid alien. Drawing from the film's graciously veiled root themes, Blomkamp's aliens are both repulsive and oddly intriguing. Their tribulations are made clear early on, but careful crafting is done to ensure that the audience feels deep sympathy for the prawn-like organisms by the time the credits roll. This is accomplished, in part, by Peter Jackson and his digital effects company, WETA. Adhering to a $30 million budget, one wouldn't suspect that District 9 would hold the crown for the best special effects of the summer. Alas, this proves to be the case as the film moves forward, using its stunning, yet conservative flair to complement the film, as opposed to overbear it. Jackson and his team are masters of the visual arts, and it definitely shows here. Let it be clear that District 9 is less of a retelling of a story, and more of a recording of an event; traditional plot features are often underdeveloped, or even wholly absent. However, the film's jerky pacing is offset by smart, white-knuckle action that leaves you breathless. There's definitely a giddy gross-out factor here that hasn't been seen since Jackson's early years, but Blomkamp ensures that it never overstays its welcome. District 9 is strikingly original and certainly audacious, but isn't a movie that's difficult to like. On the contrary, you'd be hard pressed to find a film all year that is as satisfying and complete as Blomkamp's science fiction thriller. And, In the wake of unrealized visions and bloated wastes of cinema, that's a staggering accomplishment. District 9 is an invigorating and intelligent climax to 2009's summer, and should not be missed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thought Provoking and Attention Grabbing *by E***R on September 7, 2019* After reading some of the reviews here I felt I needed to write my own. It is a well written movie. People saying there would be no way to evict 1.5 million aliens in one day forget it wasn't just the main protagonist, he had a team helping him, going around as he was doing the same thing. It was one of the first few scenes too, where he talked to the team. Also, the reactions from the aliens are legitimate, and 1.5 million aliens would not cause an uprising because there was air support not to mention the thousands of armed people. We did see in the movie that some aliens did have a violent reaction which resulted in their death. There is also the fact the main protagonist IS a simple bureaucrat, that's the point of the movie. It wouldn't work with an average civilian being dumb or the head of MNU, it had to be the guy who didn't know any better then to touch things he doesn't know about. Though I personally disliked the building of making it seem as a bio-weapon when it was not. Another point is that people say the UN would have stepped in- No, it wouldn't, because the UN doesn't have to exist in this universe. Movies events do NOT exist in our universe thus have different histories leading to different events. If that was the case, in 1981 when the aliens arrived, there would have been commentary on possible Soviet weaponry or something. Do NOT apply our history to a movie when the events are NOT in our universe. As a whole I enjoyed it especially because the movie made points on the statement of the refugee crisis that had been going on for the past two decades at the time of conception for the movie. The writers made it CLEAR they were making an example of the blatant racism, and xenophobia of refugee camps. Aliens in terms of people are just people that came from another place (xenophobic) and the entire movie just replaces human aliens for extraterrestrial aliens. I suspect people calling this bad writing are actually feeling called out for their blatant racism and degradation of refugees, especially because refugee camps are almost EXACTLY like the ones then and even now. They also then hint at animal testing and other forms of inhumane behavior done and how they are not treated ethically, or with respect. This is exemplified by all the bio lab scenes. This movie is just a giant call out post against racism, bigotry, xenophobia, animal testing, etc and I wholly suspect those that don't like it saw it and didn't like feeling called out like that. It is a good movie, the actors played their parts well. Even the head of MNU or whoever he is, the father in law to the protagonist, he was conflicted on helping his son in law, or helping the genetics testing and that was very evident. The one thing I did not like was near the end, how quickly the protaginist change his mind about things but given the circumstances it makes sense too. He recognized the transformation was inevitable once the ship crashed, so he might as well help his friend escape. An especially important thing to note is the fact the MNU didn't want the aliens to actually leave. They wanted to move them to degrade them more. Not escape, but to degrade a clearly very advanced civilization even more. ## Frequently Bought Together - District 9 [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital] [4K UHD] - Chappie [Blu-ray] - Elysium [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital] [4K UHD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/213516535-district-9-4k-blu-ray-digital](https://www.desertcart.be/products/213516535-district-9-4k-blu-ray-digital) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-09-09*