District 9 Slammed By Nigerian Officials

21 September 2009

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A top Nigerian official has demanded cinema bosses axe sci-fi movie District 9 because of its portrayal of the country's natives as gangsters and cannibals.

The drama, a morality tale about aliens and apartheid, was slammed by Nigeria's Information Minister Dora Akunyili, who requested theatres in the capital Abuja stop screening the film.

Akunyili says, "We have directed that they should stop public screening of the film. We are not happy about it because it portrays Nigeria in bad light".

We have written to the producer and distributor of the film, Sony Entertainment, expressing our displeasure and demanded an apologyInformation Minister Dora Akunyili

The minister has asked Sony bosses for an apology - and wants them to edit out references to Nigeria and complains the name of the main gangster Obesandjo closely resembles that of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Akunyili adds, "We have written to the producer and distributor of the film, Sony Entertainment, expressing our displeasure and demanded an apology. We have asked that the areas where Nigeria and Obasanjo are mentioned should be edited from the film".

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