District 9

District 9 (2009)

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Wikus Van De Merwe: This whole's thing's under your shack? For 20 years, you've had this fookin' thing hidden out here? This is, this is very illegal, I mean, this is... This is a fine.

Automated MNU Instructional Voice: When dealing with aliens, try to be polite, but firm. And always remember that a smile is cheaper than a bullet.

MNU Agent: We need your signature on this eviction notice.
Angry Alien: Fuck off!

MNU Agent: MNU! We're serving eviction notices.
Alien: What is "eviction"?

Fundiswa Mhlanga: He was an honest man, and he didn't deserve any of what happened to him.

Wikus Van De Merwe: Could you go a bit slower with the clicks there, it sounded like you said *three years*.

Police Officer: I mean, you can't say they don't look like that, that's what they look like, right? They look like prawns.

Continuity mistake: A news announcer mentions that the suspect, Wikus, has been on the run for a week but moments later the screen shows "72 hours after exposure" meaning he's been on the run for 3 days at most.

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Trivia: The topic of xenophobia runs strongly throughout the film. This is a very real issue for South Africa as evidenced by the xenophobic violence in early 2008 where approx. 30 foreigners living in South Africa were murdered and hundreds left injured and/or destitute. In fact there are still displaced foreigners living in homeless shelters, churches, etc today.

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Question: Is there ever an explanation given as to why the Aliens visited Earth in the first place?

Answer: Yes. They weren't intending to visit Earth at all, but their ship became crippled somehow and they were all slowly dying. They made their way to Earth looking for help.

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