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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is the fourth and final film in The Hunger Games adaptation saga and sees Katniss Everdeen lead the charge to the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem. With Peeta kidnapped and brainwashed and the lives of her family in danger, Katniss and her allies charge into the heart of the capital, but with every victory - comes sacrifice.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Release Date
- November 20, 2015
- Studio(s)
- Color Force , Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Liam Hemsworth , Donald Sutherland , Mahershala Ali , Sam Claflin , Josh Hutcherson , Stanley Tucci , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Elizabeth Banks , Jena Malone , Woody Harrelson , Julianne Moore , Willow Shields , Jennifer Lawrence , Jeffrey Wright
- Writers
- Peter Craig , Danny Strong
- Runtime
- 137 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Hunger Games
- prequel(s)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , The Hunger Games , The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Budget
- $160 Million
Summary
As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.
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