Wikus van de Merwe
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Wikus van de Merwe is the bumbling South African bureaucrat who becomes the reluctant, transforming protagonist at the center of the sci-fi film "District 9."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wikus van de Merwe canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Multinational United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliesWith | Christopher Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | District 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tetra Vaal universe concepts by Neill Blomkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
ⓘ
cowardly at first ⓘ gradually compassionate ⓘ |
| citizenship | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Multinational United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Neill Blomkamp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terri Tatchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Multinational United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | District 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
found-footage-style film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Afrikaans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
point-of-view character
ⓘ
reluctant hero ⓘ |
| occupation | bureaucrat ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sharlto Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Piet Smit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfEvents | District 9 alien settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Tania van de Merwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
apartheid allegory
ⓘ
corporate exploitation ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| undergoes | transformation into alien-human hybrid ⓘ |
| workLocation | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 2009 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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