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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| District 9 | Based on | Alive in Joburg[a] by Neill Blomkamp | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Box office | $210.8 million | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Budget | $30 million | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Cinematography | Trent Opaloch | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Countries | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Countries | New Zealand | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Countries | South Africa | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Directed by | Neill Blomkamp | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (English-speaking territories, through Sony Pictures Releasing) | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Distributed by | QED International (International) | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Edited by | Julian Clarke | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Language | English | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Music by | Clinton Shorter | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Produced by | Peter Jackson | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Produced by | Carolynne Cunningham | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Production companies | QED International | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Production companies | WingNut Films | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Release dates | 23 July 2009 (2009-07-23) (SDCC) | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Release dates | 13 August 2009 (2009-08-13) (New Zealand) | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Release dates | 14 August 2009 (2009-08-14) (United States) | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Running time | 112 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Sharlto Copley | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Jason Cope | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | David James | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Vanessa Haywood | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Mandla Gaduka | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Kenneth Nkosi | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Eugene Khumbanyiwa | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | Louis Minnaar | 1.00 | infobox |
| District 9 | Starring | William Allen Young | 1.00 | infobox |
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