Set in Johannesburg (more than a welcome change to the usual formulaic Hollywood paradigm whereby LA or New York are not only the backdrop for disaster but act too as the centre-point of planet Earth), An ominous mothership hovers above Johannesburg containing an alien race of insectoid refugees. Derogatively referred to as 'Prawns' by humans they are cordoned off in an apartheid-esque fashion and forced to live a desolate and slum-like existence in the titular District 9. While forcibly relocat find out more...

A sassy script underpins this journey, across a USA laid waste by zombies, by two youths and two girls. Awesome dialogue - if you liked 'Sean of the Dead' then you'll love this zappy, very funny flick. find out more...