When Does the Film "District 9" (2009) Take Place?
"District 9" is a science fiction film written by Neill Blomkamp with Terri Tatchell [adapted from "Alive in Joburg" (2005) by Neill Blomkamp] that released August 13th, 2009.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because moments of close circuit footage is timestamped with dates and hours like when Wikus van de Merwe is evicting Paul one reads, "8-9-2010 19:11:23 am".

2010 AD
We know this because moments of close circuit footage is timestamped with dates and hours like when Wikus van de Merwe is evicting Paul one reads, "8-9-2010 19:11:23 am".