# District 9

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Podcast: [Messed Up Movies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-movies-543962)
Published: 2026-05-20T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.misfitparade.com/
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## Resource

Today Griffey and Dandino enter the alien filled District 9. They discuss the films use of powerful use of imagery of insectoid aliens to highlight how humans often dehumanize entire populations, the horror of the oppressor becoming the oppressed, and the films nightmarish body horror leading to realizations in the audiences mind. This film is a blend of sci-fi and reality that will hit home for audiences in a truly Messed Up fashion. Youtube: https://youtu.be/fI29koGztIo Synopsis: In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there. Starring: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope Directed by Neill Blomkamp Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-creamjean-s-hidey-hole-horror-comedy-movie#/ Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod

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