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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. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp i...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hunger Games (Motion picture).
Corporate Author: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Ross, Gary, 1956-, Collins, Suzanne, Ray, Billy, Jacobson, Nina, Kilik, Jon, Lawrence, Jennifer, 1990-, Hutcherson, Josh, Hemsworth, Liam, 1990-, Banks, Elizabeth, 1974-, Harrelson, Woody, Tucci, Stanley, Sutherland, Donald, 1935-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [United States] : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2012.
Edition:[Blu-ray 2 disc].
Subjects:
Contests > Drama.
Survival > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
Reality television programs > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Dystopian films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary: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. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: Game maker: Suzanne Collins and "The hunger games" phenomenon; The world is watching: making "The hunger games"; letters from the Rose Garden; controlling the games; a conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell; preparing for The Games: a director's process (Blu-ray exclusive) propaganda film; marketing archive ; metabeam smart remote app enabled ; Enabled for BD-Live.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; widescreen, 2.0 Dolby Digital, 7.1 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images - all involving teens.
Production Credits:Director of photograpy, Tom Stern ; editors, Stephan Mirrione, Juliette Welling ; music, James Newton Howard.