Hunger (2023)

Original title

คนหิว เกมกระหาย

Directed by

Sitisiri Mongkolsiri

Genre

drama film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

2h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 492 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A street-food cook named Aoy gets a chance to work in high-end cuisine under a ruthless chef named Paul. She faces extreme pressure and harsh criticism as she navigates the brutal world of fine dining.

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What happens

Hunger (Thai: คนหิว เกมกระหาย) is a 2023 Thai psychological drama film directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and written by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee. It stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying as Aoy, a street-food cook who is invited to join the fine-dining industry under the tutelage of the infamous Chef Paul, played by Nopachai Jayanama, with Gunn Svasti as Tone, a supportive sous chef. The film was announced by Netflix in 2022 as one of its six upcoming Thai original productions, and was released on the platform in April 2023. The film received mostly positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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