The astonishing debut feature from Greek filmmaker Ektoras Lygizos updates Knut Hamsun's classic 1890 novel Hunger to the modern day, as it follows an alienated young man desperately trying to survive on the streets of Athens.
Boy Eating the Bird's Food is a 2012 Greek drama film written and directed by Ektoras Lygizos, loosely based on the 1890 novel Hunger by Knut Hamsun. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.