Hannibal Rising (2007)

Director:

Peter Webber

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Harris (screenplay)
Thomas Harris (novel)

Release Date:

9 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It Started With Revenge

Plot:

After the death of his parents during World War II, young Hannibal Lecter moves in with his beautiful aunt and begins plotting revenge on the barbarians responsible for his sister's death.

Plot Keywords:

Hannibal Lecter | Aunt | Lithuania | Revenge | War Criminal

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Aaran Thomas	...	Hannibal 8yrs
Gaspard Ulliel	...	Hannibal Lecter
Li Gong	...	Lady Murasaki (as Gong Li)
Helena-Lia Tachovská	...	Mischa Lecter
Richard Leaf	...	Father Lecter
Dominic West	...	Inspector Popil
Rhys Ifans	...	Vladis Grutas
Michele Wade	...	Nanny
Richard Brake	...	Enrikas Dortlich
Martin Hub	...	Lothar
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Mother Lecter
Kevin McKidd	...	Kolnas
Joerg Stadler	...	Berndt
Stephen Walters	...	Zigmas Milko
Ivan Marevich	...	Bronys Grentz

Also Known As:

Hannibal - Zrození (Czech Republic)
Hannibal 4 (USA) (working title)
Hannibal Lecter - Le origini del male (Italy)
Hannibal Lecter - Les origines du mal (France)
The Lecter Variation: The Story of Young Hannibal Lecter (USA) (working title)
The Lecter Variations (USA) (working title)
Young Hannibal (USA) (working title)
Young Hannibal: Behind the Mask (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong grisly violent content and some language/sexual references.

Runtime:

121 min | 131 min (unrated version)

Country:

UK | Czech Republic | France | Italy

Language:

English | German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | France:-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:18 | Sweden:15 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Young Hannibal Productions

Trivia:

Actors screen tested for the role of Hannibal include: Hayden Christensen, Macaulay Culkin, Hugh Dancy, Rupert Friend, Dominic Cooper,Tom Sturridge, and Tom Payne.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Hannibal Lecter is about to kill the guy in the houseboat when trying to rescue Lady Murasaki Shikibu, he has the guy on the ground with a knife next to his throat, with no blood on it, when the camera shoots back at Hannibal Lecter, the knife is shown with blood.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hannibal 8yrs: Hide quickly! Run away! Quick! This way! Quickly! Down to the lake.
[giggling, drawing on dock]
Hannibal 8yrs: M... for Mischa.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Ein Männlein Steht Im Walde

Why is this movie getting such bad reviews?

I've heard a lot of reviews saying this was a bad movie. I disagree! I don't know if any of these people have read any of the books, let alone Hannibal Rising, but I loved the movie. Given, it seemed like Thomas Harris wrote the book strictly for the movie, but I felt this movie was made to have people understand how Lecter, "the monster" was created.

Yes, Lecter is irrational and that's the point. Hannibal Lecter is suppose to be distant because he's a psychopath. He's suppose to be apathetic. Some people mistook that for bad acting.

Comparing the movie to the book...they were about 85% compatible. Minor changes were made, but nothing too critical.

I think some people are quick to make this movie out to be horrible because they really are milking the Hannibal Lecter story, but I felt it to be a decent movie.