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IFC takes 'Hunger' for the U.S.


May 22, 2008 In its seventh buy of the festival, IFC Films nabbed U.S. rights to Steve McQueen's prison drama "Hunger" in a low-six-figure deal. The film will also be distributed exclusively to Blockbuster Video through IFC's recent deal with the chain, a controversial pact that has the distributor's many art house titles bypassing independent video stores that have been the main rental venue for them. IFC negotiated the deal with producer reps Icon Entertainment International and WMI.

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