Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the
nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and
girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising
and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally
televised event in which 'Tributes' must fight with one another until one
survivor remains. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger
sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp
instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy
when she's pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these
Games their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss
must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity
and life against love.
"The Hunger Games" is directed by Gary Ross,
with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced
by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik.
