Hunger Movies

Biscut is a powerful film on the state of politics in Uttar Pradesh and offers a gritty and hard-hitting take on the treatment of the backward classes...

After ten years of war, plague and famine, the land is swept clean of people. The few remaining souls are scattered about, living in misery and lackin...

A mother and her son partake in a rage filled dinner together.

A wolf, deprived of meat by war rationing and starving, sees an article in the newspaper about a sheepdog leaving his flock to join the army and think...

When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.

A single mother struggles to bond with her apathetic child; born with an insatiable and increasingly inhumane appetite.

Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS...

In 1947, among the ruins of war and in anticipation of a catastrophic flood, the locals of a Vojvodina village find themselves caught between the deva...

A kappa village is devastated by a large storm during festival preparations. With no fish in the river, the village is weakened. Kawatarou and his gir...

A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.

Documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depres...

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

A muffin thief troubles Mr. Baker, so he seeks help from a sleek detective. They agree to catch the thief at night in the bakery in Baker Street.

A woman struggles with an uncontrollable craving.

H. Oboe Rhodes, a "knight of the road," limps into a large city with the idea of appeasing his hunger. His first quest is the welcoming doors of a sal...

Synopsis: A rabbit couple tries to survive in a dying forest...

During the largest food crisis in a century, a group of college students step up to help those facing hunger. Their small local effort inspires hope n...

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Jap...