South Africa / USA / New Zealand / Canada,
2009, 112 min
Directed by:
Neill BlomkampCinematography:
Trent OpalochComposer:
Clinton ShorterCast:
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, William Allen Young, Robert Hobbs (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2010 - Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2010 - Julian Clarke (Best Achievement in Film Editing)
- 2010 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp (Best Director)
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2010 - Trent Opaloch (Best Cinematography)
- 2010 - Best Editing
- 2010 - Best Sound
- 2010 - Best Production Design
- 2010 - Best Special Visual Effects
Golden Globes
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (Best Screenplay)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2010 - Best Hair and Makeup
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2010 - Best Sound
- 2010 - Best Visual Effects
- 2010 - Best Action Movie
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2009 - Best Production Design
- 2009 - Neill Blomkamp (New Generation Award)
The Saturn Awards
- 2010 - Best International Film
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp (Best Director)
- 2010 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (Best Writing)
- 2010 - Philip Ivey (Best Production Design)
- 2010 - Frances Richardson, Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano (Best Make-Up)
- 2010 - Dan Kaufman, Matt Aitken, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros (Best Special / Visual Effects)
- 2010 - Best DVD Special Edition Release