Corrected entry: Wikus van de Merwe's accent is not even close to sounding South African, which has a slight Australian-style lilt on many suffixes (compare it to the newsreaders who are SA or at least more convincing). Even if van de Merwe is supposed to be a foreigner, his somewhat French-sounding accent is punctuated by heavy Irish accented swearing (particularly with the f-word) which is highly unrealistic and improbable.
Tailkinker
23rd Sep 2009
District 9 (2009)
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Correction: Rubbish. Sharlto Copley, the actor who plays Wikus, is South African, has lived there all his life and, as can be seen by watching interviews of him, is using his natural accent in the film. Try telling him that his accent is not authentic...
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