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.

Gaspard Ulliel
as Hannibal Lecter

Aaran Thomas
as Hannibal Lecter (young)

Gong Li
as Lady Murasaki

Dominic West
as Inspector Popil

Rhys Ifans
as Vladis Grutas

Richard Brake
as Enrikas Dortlich

Kevin McKidd
as Petras Kolnas

Stephen Walters
as Zigmas Milko

Ivan Marevich
as Bronys Grentz

Helena-Lia Tachovská
as Mischa Lecter
John Chard
What made Hannibal the beast he was? Indeed, director Peter Webber and author Thomas Harris bring us Hannibal Lector (ne: Lecter) the formative years. Off the bat you have to say it's not overtly a horror film, something which has proved to have annoyed many who ventured in expecting something di...