The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Gary Ross, based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The film was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Donald Sutherland. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, which consists of a wealthy city, called the Capitol, surrounded by 12 less affluent districts. As punishment for a past rebellion against the... government, the Capitol initiated the Hunger Games–a televised annual event in which one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts are selected in a lottery as "tributes" and are required to fight to the death in an arena until there is one remaining victor. When the protagonist Katniss Everdeen hears her younger sister's name called as the female tribute for their district, she volunteers to take her place in order to save her from having to participate.
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| Release date: | March 21, 2012 |
| Directed by: | Gary Ross |
| Runtime: | 142 Minutes |
| Producer: | Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik, Suzanne Collins |
| Editor: | Juliette Welfling, Stephen Mirrione |
| Cinematography: | Tom Stern |
| Screenplay by: | Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins |
| Estimated budget: | $78,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Hunger Games |
| Genre: | Action, Science Fiction |