Hannibal rising [videorecording] / Young Hannibal Productions Ltd. ; Carthago Films S.a.r.l. ; Dino De Laurentiis Company ; Ingenious Film Partners ; Quinta Communications USA ; Zephyr Films Ltd. ; produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis ; screenplay by Thomas Harris ; directed by Peter Webber.
Based on the novel by Thomas Harris. Gaspard Ulliel, Li Gong, Dominic West, Helena Lia Tachovska, Rhys Ifans, Richard Brake, Kevin McKidd, Stephen Walters, Ivan Marevich, Aaron Thomas.
Summary:
After young Hannibal is forced to watch his little sister, Mischa, being devoured by starving soldiers in his Lithuania homeland. Hannibal vows to avenge his sister's death by slaying those who committed not only war crimes against the Lecters, but also against other families during WW II. Hannibal's revenge plan includes his cannibalism to justify his insatiable appetite for human flesh. Hannibal excels in his medical school classes dissecting cadavers. Complications arise when Hannibal interacts with his sexy Aunt, Lady Murasaki. Murasaki educates him in the art of beheading and Hannibal learns to that his sword fetish is a manifestation of physical lust.
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