This film shows how Hannibal Lector got to be the evil genius that he was. The story picks up in World War II, where as a young boy, he inadvertently ate his younger sister with some war criminals. Later, as a young man, his Japanese aunt teaches him some culture and samurai swordcraft. After whetting his bloodlust on a randy butcher, he sets off after the baddies from the war, determined to make them pay for what they did to his sister. The critics were not impressed. Note that sensitive viewers should probably skip this.
121 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Violence) Drama, Horror, Thriller.
Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Gong Li, Helena Lia Tachovska, Dominic West
Director
Peter Webber
Screenplay
Thomas Harris, from his novel
Music
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
Cinematography
Ben Davis
Editing
Valerio Bonelli, Pietro Scalia
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
2007
Produced by
Young Hannibal Productions Ltd., Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Dino De Laurentiis Company, Ingenious Film Partners, Quinta Communications USA Inc., Zephyr Films Ltd.