The Hunger Games (March 2012)

Storyline

In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.

Cast

Credited cast:
	Jennifer Lawrence	...	Katniss Everdeen
	Josh Hutcherson	...	Peeta Mellark
	Elizabeth Banks	...	Effie Trinket
	Liam Hemsworth	...	Gale Hawthorne
	Woody Harrelson	...	Haymitch Abernathy
	Isabelle Fuhrman	...	Clove
	Alexander Ludwig	...	Cato
	Willow Shields	...	Primrose Everdeen
	Amandla Stenberg	...	Rue
	Stanley Tucci	...	Caesar Flickerman
	Donald Sutherland	...	President Snow
	Wes Bentley	...	Seneca Crane
	Leven Rambin	...	Glimmer
	Lenny Kravitz	...	Cinna
	Toby Jones	...	Claudius Templesmith

Directed by	Gary Ross
Produced by	Jon Kilik Nina Jacobson Suzanne Collins
Screenplay by	Gary Ross Suzanne Collins Billy Ray
Based on	The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Starring	Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Woody Harrelson Elizabeth Banks Liam Hemsworth Lenny Kravitz Stanley Tucci Donald Sutherland
Music by	James Newton Howard T-Bone Burnett
Cinematography	Tom Stern
Studio	Color Force
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date(s)	March 22, 2012 (Australia) March 23, 2012 (Wide)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$78 million (estimated)

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