Boy Eating the Bird's Food (2012)

Original title

Το Αγόρι Τρώει το Φαγητό του Πουλιού

Directed by

Ektoras Lygizos

Genre

drama film

Country

Greece

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Athens struggles with extreme poverty and hunger. He tries to maintain his dignity as his physical and mental state deteriorates.

austerebleakcerebralclaustrophobicslow-burnsombertenseunsettling

What happens

Boy Eating the Bird's Food (Greek: Το Αγόρι Τρώει το Φαγητό του Πουλιού, romanized: To agori troei to fagito tou pouliou) is a 2012 Greek drama film written and directed by Ektoras Lygizos (in his feature directorial debut), loosely based on the 1890 novel Hunger by Knut Hamsun. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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