District 9

Academy Awards nominee: District 9

News Tue 2 Feb 2010, AT 14:53

Nominated for: best film; best adapted screenplay, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell; best editing; best visual effects

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp

District 9 is one long sales pitch for South Africa’s arms industry

News Mon 7 Sep 2009, AT 16:52

The cutting edge weaponry shown off in Neill Blomkamp’s film has its origins in the apartheid years