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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neill Blomkamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Earth, 23rd century: Johnnie Rico has just turned eighteen, and can finally enlist in the Army to complete his two-year service, after which he will become a citizen with the right to vote. At the urging of a friend, Rico enlists in the mobile infantry. After a harsh period of training at Camp Arthur Currie, under the command of Sergeant Zim, Rico became a qualified soldier. Meanwhile, an alien species that looks like a giant insect attacks the Earth with unusual violence, turning the city of Buenos Aires into a mass of rubble. It's time for Johnnie Rico and his companions to prove themselves in real combat... in space.
