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Synopsis: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Neill Blomkamp
Production: TriStar Pictures
  1 win & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
2013
109 min
$90,800,000
Website
3,678 Views


The ship has breached

our atmosphere.

First undocumented ship

just touched down.

I want everyone coming out

of that vehicle apprehended.

Identification confirmed.

Scanning.

Reconstruction process initiated.

No.

We have 32 arrests, 13 casualties

and two illegals still at large, ma'am.

Reconstruction complete.

You are under arrest

under the 68-C Immigration Act.

- All illegals are now in custody, ma'am.

- Yes.

Send them to Deportation.

Get them off this habitat.

Secretary Delacourt, please report

to President Patel immediately.

Secretary Delacourt,

report to President Patel.

What up, man?

What happened?

- The police.

- You okay?

Don't worry about it.

Max, I gotta talk to you.

Okay, you know-

- No.

- What do you mean, no?

- You didn't hear what I was gonna say.

- All right. Go ahead. Go ahead.

Okay. You know the house of Los Zetas,

up on the hill?

- Yeah, the one with all the guns.

- Yeah. They have five cars. New ones.

It's gonna be three of us.

Tomorrow at lunch.

- Lunch time. That's the plan?

- Yeah.

- Jesus Christ.

- What? You have a better plan?

Yeah. We just take one guy,

go before the sun comes up.

You take the two fastest cars,

torch the batteries on the other one so-

F*** you, f*** you.

I got you. Please, man, you're the best.

Give me one year.

- Just one year.

- I'm not going back to prison.

One year, please.

Look at you. You used to be a legend,

and now what?

The time is 5:
50 a.m.

No weapons detected.

You are clear for entry.

Closing 34.

Hey. You're holding up the line.

No. No, no. I got a jam.

Attention. Workers may not visit

the restroom more than once per shift.

- What have you done, Da Costa?

- No, I'm just trying to reset.

Let me look. Let me look.

- The pallet's pinched.

- Yeah, it moved.

- Just go in there.

- No. I mean...

Look, either you go in there right now

or I'll find someone who will...

- ...and you can clean out your locker.

- Come on.

No. That's the deal, okay? In you go.

Let's go, people. Back to work.

F***.

No, no. No, no, no!

No. No, no! No, stop. No, no!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey-

Hey, come on, you guys.

It's too late. It's too late, come on.

Come on.

Extraction!

They started the fight, Sister.

I just want to live there.

You see how beautiful it looks to us

from here?

Yes.

Well...

Now look how beautiful we look

from there.

Keep it.

This is yours now.

To never forget about

where you come from.

What happened?

You have been exposed

to a lethal dose of radiation.

You will experience

catastrophic organ failure.

In five days' time, you will die.

What is going on?

Why has production stopped?

- He's been exposed.

- Don't breathe on me. Cover your mouth.

I'm sorry, sir.

Does his skin fall off or something?

I don't want to replace the bedding.

Get him out.

- Yes, sir.

- Great. Thank you.

Mr. Carlyle,

your shuttle is ready for departure.

Please sign this to receive medication.

Miporol, extremely potent, will keep you

functioning normally until your death.

Please take one pill with each meal.

Thank you for your service.

At 1500 hours yesterday, you shot down

two shuttles, killing 46 civilians.

Your mandate is to deal

with illegals quietly.

I am aware of that.

And then there's the use of this...

...agent, a Mr. M. Kruger.

Fifteen human rights violations.

Rapes. Kidnappings. Torture.

The man's been diagnosed

with serious psychological issues.

We made it explicitly clear to you...

...that we are no longer using

sleeper agents.

Tell me something, President Patel.

Do you have children?

I am not the one being reviewed here.

Then I will assume you do not.

Perhaps if you did have children,

then you would behave in a manner...

...that is more conducive

to the longevity of this habitat.

I understand that it is not the fashion

to think and to act as I do.

I understand that perfectly.

But when they come for your house,

for the house you built for your children...

...and your children's children...

...it won't be PR and campaign promises

that keep them out. It will be me.

I've heard enough.

This is your final warning.

Any further unauthorized actions,

and you will be removed from office.

And let's discharge

this Agent Kruger permanently.

All in favor?

Good. Effective immediately.

You want some beer?

You have been discharged from CCB.

Please return all weapons

to the local embassy.

F*** your politics, man! F*** you!

Max.

Max.

What happened? Jesus.

Let me help you.

Let's go in, come on.

Max, what happened? Jesus.

Max. What happened?

- I shouldn't have gone in, man.

- Go in where?

Jesus.

I took a full dose, man.

I got a full dose.

You're gonna be okay. Let me help.

You're gonna be okay, Max.

They gave me Miporol, man.

They gave me f***ing...

...Miporol.

Five f***ing days, man.

I only got five days.

You have to take this.

- They can fix this sh*t on Elysium, man.

- I know.

I'm gonna go see Spider.

Max. Max, take the pill.

There you go.

To see Spider, you need money.

I'll give you everything I have,

but it's not enough for a ticket.

He's gonna give me a ticket.

He's gonna give me a f***ing ticket.

Frey, we've done everything we could

to help your daughter.

I met with the board today and they

recommend we send her home with you.

How can I work here

and leave her at home?

It can happen any minute, Dr. Faizel.

I know. If she has another seizure,

of course bring her back to the ward.

Of course.

But until then, she's discharged.

This isn't Elysium.

We can't just heal her.

Max.

It's been a while, my brother.

How's life at the factory?

I need to ask you a favor.

What? I can't hear you. What?

I need a ticket up there.

- And an ID.

- Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure.

Absolutely.

Do you prefer aisle or window?

I'm being f***ing serious, man.

Listen. I'm gonna come back.

I'm gonna come back and work for you.

Anything you need, man.

I'll f***ing pay it back.

You know what?

This is priceless.

This is priceless.

Yeah. Let me ask you a question.

Do you have any idea

how many idiots come in here...

...saying the same kind of bullshit?

I got little kids coming in here

every day.

Max, if I were you...

...I'd get the f*** out of here right now.

Max, don't. Hey, Max, don't.

I did three years for you. After everything

I did for you, you'll get me up there.

- Can you feel this?

- Go ahead and shoot.

I got so much radiation in my body,

you're probably getting sick yourself.

- You're really dying?

- I'm f***ing dying, motherf***er.

See this? It's over. Put the gun down.

Put the gun down!

Put the gun down! Get out of here!

Okay?

Listen. I've been looking for someone

to take a job for me.

But no one here had the balls!

You said you'd do anything, right?

Max.

- You okay?

- I'm okay.

All right, here we go.

This...

...my friend...

This can be your ticket up there.

One last job for me,

you earn your way up.

- What is it?

- Take an Elysian a**hole, right?

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Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈnil ˈblumkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African-born Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction film District 9, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He directed the dystopian science fiction film Elysium, which garnered moderately positive reviews and a good box office return. He is known for his collaborations with South African actor Sharlto Copley. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. Forbes named him as the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. more…

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