The sci fi thriller the hunger games, based on the best selling epic novels, is set in the ruins of what was once north america'. '.strtoupper('e')very year the capitol of panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the hunger games'. '.strtoupper('p')art twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the hunger games are a nationally televised event in which these 24 tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains'. '.strtoupper('w')hen her little sister is picked to compete, katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence volunteers in her place.pitted against highly trained tributes who have prepared for these games their entire lives, katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor haymitch abernathy woody harrelson'. '.strtoupper('i')f 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'. '.strtoupper('a')lso starring donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, stanley tucci, liam hemsworth, josh hutcherson, toby jones, wes bentley and lenny kravitz.