Hunger Games, The

Based on the novel by Writer Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is the first in a trilogy. Set in the future, one male and one female from each of the twelve districts of the nation is forced to participate in the annual competition called The Hunger Games, which is broadcast live throughout the country for the entertainment of the Capitol's wealthy residents. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to reply upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Harrelson) 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. (Gary Reber)