1986 · drama · historical · epic
The Hungry
Directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra1h 24m1986
A man, convinced that money and power can secure love, flees into the woods after attempting to rape his ex-girlfriend. He encounters the Snake Queen, who promises him immense wealth in exchange for his servitude.
Our read: The Hungry (1986) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · historical · epic entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / historical, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- intense
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