The film District 9 begins with an alien spaceship hovering above Johannesburg, South Africa. After three months, the United Nations sends scientists to investigate, finding many aliens in poor health. The aliens, nicknamed "prawns" due to their appearance, are relocated to a refugee camp called District 9.
The story follows Wikus, a bureaucrat who is tasked with evicting the aliens from District 9 and relocating them to District 10. During the eviction process, Wikus is exposed to a strange liquid that causes him to undergo a transformation, slowly turning him into an alien.
As Wikus's transformation progresses, he is forced to flee and eventually finds himself in District 9, where he befriends an intelligent alien named Christopher. Wikus and Christopher form an unlikely alliance, with Christopher helping Wikus to escape from the authorities and find a way to reverse his transformation.
However, their plans are complicated by the fact that Christopher wants to return to his home planet to bring help for his people, who are being mistreated by humans. Wikus and Christopher's journey is fraught with danger, and they are pursued by the military and other hostile forces.
Ultimately, Wikus makes a heroic sacrifice to allow Christopher and his son to escape, and the film ends with Wikus's fate uncertain. The story raises questions about xenophobia, humanity, and what it means to be an outsider.
1. A spaceship appears in the sky above Johannesburg, South Africa.
2. The ship is damaged and unable to leave.
3. The United Nations sends scientists to investigate the ship.
4. The scientists find many aliens on board, in poor health.
5. The aliens are relocated to a temporary camp.
6. The camp is called District 9.
7. The aliens are nicknamed "Prawns" due to their appearance.
8. The command module of the spaceship has been separated from the rest of the ship.
9. A company called MNU is tasked with evicting the aliens from District 9.
10. A man named Wikus is chosen to lead the eviction process.
11. Wikus is exposed to an alien fluid that causes him to undergo a transformation.
12. Wikus's body begins to mutate, taking on characteristics of the aliens.
13. MNU abducts Wikus and experiments on him.
14. Wikus escapes from MNU and flees to District 9.
15. Wikus meets an alien named Christopher who is hiding the command module.
16. Christopher needs the alien fluid to power the command module.
17. Wikus and Christopher attack the MNU offices to obtain the fluid.
18. They successfully obtain the fluid and return to the spaceship.
19. Christopher's plans have changed, and he now wants to return to his home planet to seek help for his people.
20. Wikus is desperate to be cured of his mutation and tries to stop Christopher from leaving.
21. The military shoots down the spaceship, stopping their escape.
22. Wikus is rescued by a group of Nigerians, but they also want to experiment on him.
23. Christopher's son activates the mothership, which sends a robot to protect Wikus.
24. Wikus uses the robot to rescue Christopher and help him escape.
25. Wikus fights to allow Christopher to escape, and with his last strength, he sees Christopher and his son board the mothership.
26. Christopher promises to return in three years to cure Wikus.