The culinary has always been one of the most popular themes in cinema internationally, with numerous fiction films and documentaries from all over the world being constantly produced. Sitisiri Mongkolsiri also uses the concept as his base for “Hunger”, but probably due to his past in horror movies, as in “Krasue” for example, he also induces the narrative with such elements, along with a very strong social commentary aspect.
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Set in Bangkok, the movie follows a street cook named Aoy, who has been working in her family's tavern, but is quite fed up with the lack of any kind of perspective regarding her future. When Tone, a young cook that works for the most famous culinary service in the country, Hunger, eats at the place, he decides to give her a chance to audition for a job there, under the notorious chef Paul.
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Set in Bangkok, the movie follows a street cook named Aoy, who has been working in her family's tavern, but is quite fed up with the lack of any kind of perspective regarding her future. When Tone, a young cook that works for the most famous culinary service in the country, Hunger, eats at the place, he decides to give her a chance to audition for a job there, under the notorious chef Paul.
- 5/3/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
A growing range of Thai, Japanese and Chinese-language films and TV shows are reaching global audiences – joining the by-now well-established international viewership for South Korean shows.
Netflix’s Global Top 10 for the week April 3-9, sees made-for-streaming Korean title “Kill Boksoon” on top of the non-English-language films list, with 27.5 million hours watched in its second week of release.
It is immediately followed by Thai film “Hunger,” about a young woman apprentice in an upmarket restaurant working under a tough boss. The film is directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and stars “Bad Genius” breakout Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying.
Indian mid-air heist thriller “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” claims fourth spot in the chart. (India has had a film in the non-English top 10 every week in 2023 so far.)
In the non-English series rankings Korean revenge drama “The Glory” returned to the number one position in its tenth week of release. Its endurance makes it now the...
Netflix’s Global Top 10 for the week April 3-9, sees made-for-streaming Korean title “Kill Boksoon” on top of the non-English-language films list, with 27.5 million hours watched in its second week of release.
It is immediately followed by Thai film “Hunger,” about a young woman apprentice in an upmarket restaurant working under a tough boss. The film is directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and stars “Bad Genius” breakout Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying.
Indian mid-air heist thriller “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” claims fourth spot in the chart. (India has had a film in the non-English top 10 every week in 2023 so far.)
In the non-English series rankings Korean revenge drama “The Glory” returned to the number one position in its tenth week of release. Its endurance makes it now the...
- 4/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A kitchen is a tense place full of burning fires, bubbling oil, and crew rushing around to complete dishes as the head chef barks orders, and the tensions inside the kitchen usually serve as the plot of culinary movies like “Burnt” or “Chef.” However, Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s movie “Hunger” is about Chef Paul (Nopachai Chaiyanam), who cares a little too much about perfection and his standing as a renowned chef and takes pride in his work. Pride is a necessary virtue in any workplace to ensure people can enjoy what they do, but it’s this pride that leads to the destruction of Chef Paul in “Hunger” when it goes over the top. Here’s how Paul goes from one of the most respected chefs in Thailand to a criminal in Mongkolsiri’s movie.
Going by Mark Mylod’s 2023 movie “The Menu,” head chefs can be a little eccentric when...
Going by Mark Mylod’s 2023 movie “The Menu,” head chefs can be a little eccentric when...
- 4/10/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Aoy In Netflix’s ‘Hunger’ (2023), Explained: Why Does Aoy Return To Her Roots After Tasting Success?
Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s Netflix movie “Hunger” is a play on the word, reflecting the literal and metaphorical sense of what Hunger can mean. For the poor, Hunger is the burning sensation of an empty stomach that craves succor so that sleep can arrive as an escape from the realities of poverty. For the wealthy, Hunger is the craving the elites have to exhibit their wealth to others and remind everyone of their social standing in the world. In Mongkolsiri’s movie, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying plays the role of Aoy, a cook in her family’s restaurant who gets a ticket to escape poverty and achieve fame. Aoy does accept the offer, and for a while, she lives a life of success, but she chooses to return to her roots by the end of the movie. Let’s find out why.
Like several street-side fast-food joints that rely on oily and unhealthy...
Like several street-side fast-food joints that rely on oily and unhealthy...
- 4/10/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
“Hunger,” tells the story of social classes and passion through the lens of the culinary world. Take “Whiplash” or “The Menu” and place it in Bangkok, and you have “Hunger.” It stars popular actress Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying and is directed by the “Girl From Nowhere” director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri. Running for 2 hours and 25 minutes, the movie drags on a little bit with lengthy sequences of food and devouring. Read our full review here before getting into what happens in “Hunger” on Netflix.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Hunger’?
“Hunger” follows the story of Aoy, a young girl in Bangkok who runs her father’s noodle business. She’s a talented cook and enjoys her work. She has a young sister and a dad to care for. One day, a young man approaches her with a business card. It’s an offer for a spot at one of the exclusive kitchens in town,...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Hunger’?
“Hunger” follows the story of Aoy, a young girl in Bangkok who runs her father’s noodle business. She’s a talented cook and enjoys her work. She has a young sister and a dad to care for. One day, a young man approaches her with a business card. It’s an offer for a spot at one of the exclusive kitchens in town,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
In an array of “eat-the-rich” narratives, “Hunger” attempts to tell a similar tale mixed with the power of passion. From the trailer alone, “Hunger” gives off “The Menu” vibes, adding cultural context through a Thai lens, but unfortunately, it’s neither as entertaining nor as impactful due to its tedious pacing and on-the-nose presentation of the concept. Visually, it is charming, and Bangkok looks as dreamy as ever. The trouble is not the concept but the execution. The director of the hit series “Girl From Nowhere,” Sitisiri Mongkolsiri, brings out his thriller instincts in “Hunger,” drenching it in blood and darkness but failing to pack a punch, unlike the aforementioned series. Personally, I think there should’ve been more cultural involvement in “Hunger” than the blatant display of the class divide in Thailand.
“Hunger” follows Aoy (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying), a culinary prodigy who has recently inherited her father’s pad see ew restaurant.
“Hunger” follows Aoy (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying), a culinary prodigy who has recently inherited her father’s pad see ew restaurant.
- 4/9/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Hunger is a film directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and starring Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying and Nopachai Chaiyanam.
Hunger is an apparently low-key Thai film which lands this Saturday on Netflix, with a very interesting aesthetic and a story to tell.
Plot
A famous chef notices a “street” cook. The girl has talent, and he decides to hire her as part of his select group of assistants to serve the upper class of the country.
But the food holds a secret.
Hunger (2023) About the Movie
Interesting, to say the least. A movie about cooking served in the form of a thriller with strain spikes and, above all, a good high-contrast photography.
A film that has a clear axis around which the other stories revolve: social differences and injustice. Whether or not to go into social matters, the film raises this issue well, and knows how to distinguish both environments in rhythm as well as in the aesthetic tone.
Hunger is an apparently low-key Thai film which lands this Saturday on Netflix, with a very interesting aesthetic and a story to tell.
Plot
A famous chef notices a “street” cook. The girl has talent, and he decides to hire her as part of his select group of assistants to serve the upper class of the country.
But the food holds a secret.
Hunger (2023) About the Movie
Interesting, to say the least. A movie about cooking served in the form of a thriller with strain spikes and, above all, a good high-contrast photography.
A film that has a clear axis around which the other stories revolve: social differences and injustice. Whether or not to go into social matters, the film raises this issue well, and knows how to distinguish both environments in rhythm as well as in the aesthetic tone.
- 4/8/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Upcoming titles include ‘Hunger’ from Thailand and ‘Zom: 100 Bucket List of the Dead’ from Japan.
Netflix has revealed that films from across Asia-Pacific featured in its top 10 weekly global non-English film list for 51 out of 52 weeks in 2022.
At a Netflix Apac showcase in Seoul on Wednesday (March 22), Minyoung Kim, vice president of content (Apac excluding India), said that 2022 was “the best year yet” for features from the region, reflecting changing tastes and lowered barriers to foreign-language content.
More than 80 Apac films featured on the weekly global non-English film list in 2022 and features from the region made the weekly top 10 list in more than 90 countries.
Netflix has revealed that films from across Asia-Pacific featured in its top 10 weekly global non-English film list for 51 out of 52 weeks in 2022.
At a Netflix Apac showcase in Seoul on Wednesday (March 22), Minyoung Kim, vice president of content (Apac excluding India), said that 2022 was “the best year yet” for features from the region, reflecting changing tastes and lowered barriers to foreign-language content.
More than 80 Apac films featured on the weekly global non-English film list in 2022 and features from the region made the weekly top 10 list in more than 90 countries.
- 3/24/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Upcoming titles include ‘Hunger’ from Thailand and ‘Zom: 100 Bucket List of the Dead’ from Japan.
Netflix has revealed that films from across Asia-Pacific featured in its top 10 weekly global non-English film list for 51 out of 52 weeks in 2022.
At a Netflix Apac showcase in Seoul on Wednesday (March 22), Minyoung Kim, vice president of content (Apac excluding India), said that 2022 was “the best year yet” for features from the region, reflecting changing tastes and lowered barriers to foreign-language content.
More than 80 Apac films featured on the weekly global non-English film list in 2022 and features from the region made the weekly top 10 list in more than 90 countries.
Netflix has revealed that films from across Asia-Pacific featured in its top 10 weekly global non-English film list for 51 out of 52 weeks in 2022.
At a Netflix Apac showcase in Seoul on Wednesday (March 22), Minyoung Kim, vice president of content (Apac excluding India), said that 2022 was “the best year yet” for features from the region, reflecting changing tastes and lowered barriers to foreign-language content.
More than 80 Apac films featured on the weekly global non-English film list in 2022 and features from the region made the weekly top 10 list in more than 90 countries.
- 3/24/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has revealed the first images from “Hunger,” an upcoming Thai drama film in which a woman in her twenties chases her dreams in the unsavory world of fine dining.
The film stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, locally known as ‘Aokbab’ and internationally recognized as the star of “Bad Genius,” in the lead role. She plays alongside Gunn Svasti Na Ayudhya (“Diary of Tootsies”) as the sous-chef who gives her a break and Nopachai ‘Peter’ Jayanama as her ingenious and intolerant rival.
Directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and produced by Kongdej Jaturanrasame and Soros Sukhum (“Memoria”) through Song Sound Productions, the show is expected to be uploaded in April.
“Hunger” is part of a wider menu of Thai-language films and series content set out by Netflix late last year. Other Thai contnet in the pipeline included writer-director Prueksa Amaruji’s dark comedy film “Lost Lotteries”; veteran director Wisit Sasanatieng (“Tears of the Black...
The film stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, locally known as ‘Aokbab’ and internationally recognized as the star of “Bad Genius,” in the lead role. She plays alongside Gunn Svasti Na Ayudhya (“Diary of Tootsies”) as the sous-chef who gives her a break and Nopachai ‘Peter’ Jayanama as her ingenious and intolerant rival.
Directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and produced by Kongdej Jaturanrasame and Soros Sukhum (“Memoria”) through Song Sound Productions, the show is expected to be uploaded in April.
“Hunger” is part of a wider menu of Thai-language films and series content set out by Netflix late last year. Other Thai contnet in the pipeline included writer-director Prueksa Amaruji’s dark comedy film “Lost Lotteries”; veteran director Wisit Sasanatieng (“Tears of the Black...
- 2/1/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has revealed its debut slate of original Thai productions, including four feature films and two TV series.
The four films will be produced in partnership with local production partners Gmm Studios International, Song Sound Production, Transformation Films, and 18 Tanwa.
The slate includes Director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s latest Hunger, which is billed as a restaurant drama that follows Aoy, a woman in her twenties, who runs her family’s local stir-fried noodles restaurant in the old quarter of Bangkok. One day, she receives an invitation to leave the family business and join team ‘Hunger’, Thailand’s number one luxury Chef’s table team led by the famously ingenious, and infamously nasty, Chef Paul.
Writer-director Prueksa Amaruji will bring The Lost Lotteries, produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham, to the streamer. The film is billed as a heist-comedy film about 5 losers united by a crazy mission to retrieve their 30-million-baht winning lottery...
The four films will be produced in partnership with local production partners Gmm Studios International, Song Sound Production, Transformation Films, and 18 Tanwa.
The slate includes Director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s latest Hunger, which is billed as a restaurant drama that follows Aoy, a woman in her twenties, who runs her family’s local stir-fried noodles restaurant in the old quarter of Bangkok. One day, she receives an invitation to leave the family business and join team ‘Hunger’, Thailand’s number one luxury Chef’s table team led by the famously ingenious, and infamously nasty, Chef Paul.
Writer-director Prueksa Amaruji will bring The Lost Lotteries, produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham, to the streamer. The film is billed as a heist-comedy film about 5 losers united by a crazy mission to retrieve their 30-million-baht winning lottery...
- 10/11/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Four features and two series include the latest from award-winning director Wisit Sasanatieng.
Netflix has announced its first ever slate of original features and series from Thailand, directed by a string of award-winning filmmakers and produced by powerhouse studios Gdh and Gmm.
The films include The Murderer, directed by Wisit Sasanatieng, which marks the streaming platform’s first feature in the northeastern Thai dialect. It stars popular Thai comedian Mum Jokmok as a policeman who investigates whether an English man has killed his Thai in-laws.
Wisit is known for titles such as Western homage Tears Of The Black Tiger, which...
Netflix has announced its first ever slate of original features and series from Thailand, directed by a string of award-winning filmmakers and produced by powerhouse studios Gdh and Gmm.
The films include The Murderer, directed by Wisit Sasanatieng, which marks the streaming platform’s first feature in the northeastern Thai dialect. It stars popular Thai comedian Mum Jokmok as a policeman who investigates whether an English man has killed his Thai in-laws.
Wisit is known for titles such as Western homage Tears Of The Black Tiger, which...
- 10/11/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
International streaming company Netflix has unveiled six new titles representing its first wide-ranging slate of content from Thailand.
Its four films and two series span the comedy, suspense and comedy drama genres and hail from six different local production firms – Gmm Studios, International, Gdh, Song Sound Productions, Transformation Films, 18 Tanwa and Jungka Bangkok. Significantly, too, they are sourced from established directors or producers.
Writer-director Prueksa Amaruji’s dark comedy film “Lost Lotteries” is produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham and will stream from mid-November.
Writer-producer Kongdej Jaturanrasmee and veteran indie producer Soros Sukhum are behind director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s “Hunger,” a family drama with food as its central theme. It stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, aka Aok Bap, the breakout star of “Bad Genius” and a former Talent to Watch, selected by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao.
Veteran director Wisit Sasanatieng (“Tears of the Black Tiger”) is directing “The Murderer,...
Its four films and two series span the comedy, suspense and comedy drama genres and hail from six different local production firms – Gmm Studios, International, Gdh, Song Sound Productions, Transformation Films, 18 Tanwa and Jungka Bangkok. Significantly, too, they are sourced from established directors or producers.
Writer-director Prueksa Amaruji’s dark comedy film “Lost Lotteries” is produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham and will stream from mid-November.
Writer-producer Kongdej Jaturanrasmee and veteran indie producer Soros Sukhum are behind director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s “Hunger,” a family drama with food as its central theme. It stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, aka Aok Bap, the breakout star of “Bad Genius” and a former Talent to Watch, selected by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao.
Veteran director Wisit Sasanatieng (“Tears of the Black Tiger”) is directing “The Murderer,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is broadening its original content output from Thailand, a country with a history of punching above its weight with original genre filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising.
Netflix has produced and released a smattering of individual originals from Thailand over the past few years — including reality series The Stranded and crime thriller Bangkok Breaking — but the lineup unveiled by the streamer at a glitzy event in Bangkok Tuesday evening represents its first full Thai slate. The slate includes four films and two series.
“From broad comedy to twisty thrillers, this is our most diverse lineup of titles to date in Thailand,” said Netflix’s director of content for Thailand, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon.
“While we explore class disparity in culinary film Hunger, pay homage to itinerant mobile film troupes in Mon Rak Nak Pak and follow the emotional journey of strangers pretending to be a family in Analog Squad,...
Netflix has produced and released a smattering of individual originals from Thailand over the past few years — including reality series The Stranded and crime thriller Bangkok Breaking — but the lineup unveiled by the streamer at a glitzy event in Bangkok Tuesday evening represents its first full Thai slate. The slate includes four films and two series.
“From broad comedy to twisty thrillers, this is our most diverse lineup of titles to date in Thailand,” said Netflix’s director of content for Thailand, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon.
“While we explore class disparity in culinary film Hunger, pay homage to itinerant mobile film troupes in Mon Rak Nak Pak and follow the emotional journey of strangers pretending to be a family in Analog Squad,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dive deep into the origins of fear as horror anthology series Folklore returns with its second season, bringing you 6 thrilling stories set in 6 different Asian territories, each directed by a local director. Billy Christian, Erik Matti, Nicole Midori Woodford, Seiko Matsuda, Liao Shih-han, Sitisiri Mongkolsiri will direct the six episodes.
Season 2 of #Folklore, an HBO Asia Original series, premieres November 14 exclusively on HBO and HBO Go, with new episodes every Sunday. Subscribe to HBO Go with a special price plan now available.
Season 2 of #Folklore, an HBO Asia Original series, premieres November 14 exclusively on HBO and HBO Go, with new episodes every Sunday. Subscribe to HBO Go with a special price plan now available.
- 10/27/2021
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
For most awards observers, the Asian Oscars race narrative in the international feature category begins and ends with Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean contender “Parasite.” That said, there are other notable submissions from around the continent that might spring a surprise or two.
The deliciously surgical dissection of Korean society that is “Parasite” has rightly won acclaim and awards around the planet, beginning with its unanimous Palme d’Or victory at Cannes. Neon is distributing the film in the U.S. and its impressive box office will do the film’s prospects no harm. A nom seems certain.
Tiny Singapore has been punching well above its weight in recent years and this year’s submission from the country, Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined,” has been garlanded with awards since it exploded onto the global festival circuit with three trophies at Locarno, including the Golden Leopard, in 2018. The...
The deliciously surgical dissection of Korean society that is “Parasite” has rightly won acclaim and awards around the planet, beginning with its unanimous Palme d’Or victory at Cannes. Neon is distributing the film in the U.S. and its impressive box office will do the film’s prospects no harm. A nom seems certain.
Tiny Singapore has been punching well above its weight in recent years and this year’s submission from the country, Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined,” has been garlanded with awards since it exploded onto the global festival circuit with three trophies at Locarno, including the Golden Leopard, in 2018. The...
- 12/5/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Every year since its creation in 1956, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue and that was released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019.
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Afghanistan
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” by Sahraa Karimi
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Armenia
“Lengthy Night” by Edgar Baghdasaryan
Lenghty Night
Bangladesh
“Alpha” by Nasiruddin Yousuff
Alpha
Cambodia
“In The Life of Music” by Caylee So and Sok Visal
In The Life of Music
China
“Ne Zha” by Jiaozi
Ne Zha
Georgia
“Shindisi...
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Afghanistan
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” by Sahraa Karimi
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Armenia
“Lengthy Night” by Edgar Baghdasaryan
Lenghty Night
Bangladesh
“Alpha” by Nasiruddin Yousuff
Alpha
Cambodia
“In The Life of Music” by Caylee So and Sok Visal
In The Life of Music
China
“Ne Zha” by Jiaozi
Ne Zha
Georgia
“Shindisi...
- 10/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The scariest night of the year is coming closer. Three extremely dark stories will perfectly lead to the atmosphere of the Halloween, and at the same time will be a prelude to the forthcoming edition of Five Flavours.
A Thai legend about a phantom inhabiting the bodies of young girls; a paranoid Korean thriller about fears hidden under the bed; and an Indian horror fairy tale about human greed. This year’s edition of Asian Horror Night is a disturbing journey into the depths of human (and not only) nature. Together with our characters, we will experience things, we certainly would not want to experience in our real lives. In order to bring relief to the ragged nerves and clenched stomachs, during the break between the films, we invite you for a delicious Asian treat.
The Program Of The Evening:
20:00 Tumbbad, dir. by Rahi Anil Barve, India 2018, 104′
22:00 Krasue: Inhuman Kiss,...
A Thai legend about a phantom inhabiting the bodies of young girls; a paranoid Korean thriller about fears hidden under the bed; and an Indian horror fairy tale about human greed. This year’s edition of Asian Horror Night is a disturbing journey into the depths of human (and not only) nature. Together with our characters, we will experience things, we certainly would not want to experience in our real lives. In order to bring relief to the ragged nerves and clenched stomachs, during the break between the films, we invite you for a delicious Asian treat.
The Program Of The Evening:
20:00 Tumbbad, dir. by Rahi Anil Barve, India 2018, 104′
22:00 Krasue: Inhuman Kiss,...
- 9/25/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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