The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American
dystopian science fiction war film directed by
Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by
Peter Craig and
Danny Strong. It is the first of two films based on
Suzanne Collins' novel
Mockingjay, the final book in
The Hunger Games trilogy, and the third installment in
The Hunger Games film series, produced by
Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by
Lionsgate. The film features an
ensemble cast that includes
Jennifer Lawrence,
Josh Hutcherson,
Liam Hemsworth,
Woody Harrelson,
Elizabeth Banks,
Julianne Moore,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Jeffrey Wright,
Stanley Tucci, and
Donald Sutherland.
Principal photography for both parts of the film began on September 23, 2013, in
Atlanta, before moving to
Paris for two weeks of filming and officially concluding on June 20, 2014, in
Berlin. The story continues to follow
Katniss Everdeen; having twice survived the Hunger Games, Katniss finds herself in District 13. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the Capitol and fights to save
Peeta and a nation moved by her courage. It is the sequel to
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and was followed by the concluding entry,
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.