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In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanised police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Primary Title
  • Chappie
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 17 July 2017
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 21 : 35
Finish Time
  • 23 : 50
Duration
  • 135:00
Channel
  • TVNZ DUKE
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanised police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Robots--Drama
  • Artificial intelligence--Drama
  • Police--Drama
  • Feature films--South Africa
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Neill Blomkamp (Director)
  • Terri Tatchell (Writer)
  • Neill Blomkamp (Writer)
  • Sharlto Copley (Actor)
  • Dev Patel (Actor)
  • Hugh Jackman (Actor)
  • Sigourney Weaver (Actor)
  • Simon Kinberg Productions (Production Unit)
  • Genre Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Robots--Drama
  • Artificial intelligence--Drama
  • Police--Drama
  • Feature films--South Africa