Boy Eating the Bird's Food | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Ektoras Lygizos |
Screenplay: | Ektoras Lygizos |
Cinematography: | Dimitris Kassimatis |
Editing: | Gregory Rentis |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
Country: | Greece |
Language: | Greek |
Boy Eating the Bird's Food (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Το Αγόρι Τρώει το Φαγητό του Πουλιού|translit=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.[1] It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[2] but it was not nominated.
During the Greek crisis, a young man is forced to steal food from birds to survive.