District 9, a 2009 film directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson, tells the story of extraterrestrial refugees in South Africa. The aliens are treated as refugees, and tensions rise as a private company, MNU, seeks to understand their advanced weaponry for profit. When MNU operative Wikus van der Merwe is exposed to alien biotechnology, he becomes the key to unlocking their technology.
The film is classified as R and falls into the genres of action, adventure, science fiction, thriller, and comedy.
