District 9-A Genuine Surprise

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2016)

Incredible portrayal of life in the Slums, but not in the way you would think.
It comes as a surprise to everyone when Wikus van de Merwe is chosen to lead the team in charge of evicting the aliens from the Slum of District 9, where they are kept, in order to move them to a new, more "secure" location.
Wikus is sprayed with an Alien substance from a canister during one of his searches, and thus, the infection begins.
I won't tell you the rest for the story is a breathtaking tale which you should discover on your own. What started as a mockumentary quickly turns into a full-scale sci-fi drama, ending with a bang and a reflection on human cruelty in the process.
Is it a marvelous film, with incredible lead actors, subtle irony ("humaner inhuman"), crazy special effects, a story worth remembering, and a thoughtful, epic tale.
My praise to director Neill Blomkamp for his (first) feature and to actor Sharlto Copley for his (also, first) acting job.
District 9. A movie well worth seeing, which will stay with you for the months to come.