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The Hungry

Play trailer Poster for The Hungry 2017,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 40% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An exploration of the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.

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Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter Sep 25, 2017
Pass the steak sauce, please. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias Variety Sep 8, 2017
The conceit is narrow and banal, losing not only the poetry of Shakespeare's work but its populist charge, too, which is weakened by yawning gaps in the storytelling. Go to Full Review
Film Companion Staff Film Companion Oct 27, 2020
Deliciously despicable and delectably sinister, Bornila Chatterjee's The Hungry is a gloriously well-made revenge drama... Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 12, 2020
4/5
The Hunger is a lush film with some truly beautiful scenes and great performances that adapts Titus Andronicus well to the modern New Delhi reality. Go to Full Review
Bedatri D. Choudhury Vague Visages Jan 10, 2019
Though the screenplay loses its tautness from time to time, The Hungry still makes for an engrossing watch and serves as an extremely promising feature debut from Chatterjee. Go to Full Review
Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Oct 18, 2018
2/5
Although it is sumptuous to look at - albeit also extremely gory at times...the narrative can sometimes be confusing and the melodrama can seem exotically over the top. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Bornila Chatterjee

Director

Naseeruddin Shah

Tathagat Ahuja

Tisca Chopra

Tulsi Joshi

Antonio Aakeel

Chirag Joshi

Neeraj Kabi

Arun Kumar

Sayani Gupta

Loveleen Ahuja

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The Hungry

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Movie Info

Synopsis An exploration of the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.
Director
Bornila Chatterjee
Producer
Tanaji Dasgupta, Kurban Kassam
Screenwriter
Bornila Chatterjee, Tanaji Dasgupta, Kurban Kassam
Production Co
Free Radicals, Film London, Mastercut Pictures, SUMS Film and Media, Cinestaan Film Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m
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