The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Acting
Gaspard Ulliel's smoldering, predatory stillness
Production
Lush period design that makes murder look expensive
Cinematography
Snow-drenched Lithuania vs. gilded France
Director
Peter Webber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
FR
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