Hannibal Rising (2007)

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 and learnt sword skills from his Japanese girlfriend, who happened to have similar fate

Director:

Peter Webber

Stars:

Gaspard Ulliel (Hannibal Lecter), Aaran Thomas (Hannibal Lecter (young)), Gong Li (Lady Murasaki), Dominic West (Inspector Popil), Rhys Ifans (Vladis Grutas), Richard Brake (Enrikas Dortlich)