Hannibal Rising

Aaran Thomas, Gaspard Ulliel, Helena Lia Tachovska

In the most chilling chapter in the life of Hannibal Lecter, find the answer to the most elusive question of all - why? Reaching back to explore the origins of Lecter's rage, terror and savagery, t...( read more  read more... )he story begins in Eastern Europe at the end of World War II when a young Hannibal watches the violent death of his parents - a horrific moment that changes him forever. Showing a cunning aptitude for science, he hones his skills to exact justice on those that hurt his family, igniting an insatiable lust within a serial killer who was not born, but made.

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R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Peter Webber

Released: February 9, 2007

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DVD Released: May 29, 2007

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  • June 10, 2009
    It's time to learn what led Hannibal Lecter, once a gifted, bright young man, to a life of horrendous crime.

    Fans of the book series will already be familiar with the story of Hannibal's younger sister, Mischa (and her eventual fate at the hands of Nazi soldiers), from Thomas Ha... ...( read more )
  • June 7, 2009
    Hannibal Rising or Flogging A Dead Horse
  • December 22, 2008
    Ooh! Hannibal Rising kind of hurt. You'd hope for something more than his little sister getting cannibalized by war criminals would create one of movie history's greatest characters but the Quick Buck and the substandard revenge plot win out again. Gaspard Ulliel wasn't the worst... ...( read more )
  • November 27, 2008
    Rudeness is an epidemic...

    Das da steht im Wald allein
    Mit dem purpurroten Mäntelein...
    Mischa loved that song...let's sing for Mischa! ;)
  • October 6, 2008
    It was a good film, an unrelenting continuum of insanity ran mysteriously in the background to Hannibal's history and at various points both crossed to chilling ends. It was a good 2-hour film. The acting was good, but not of the Anthony Hopkins level, performances were believabl... ...( read more )
  • July 1, 2009
    Hannibal Rising is a 2007 thriller film, the fifth film to feature Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It is a prequel to Manhunter/Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal in the Hannibal Lecter series. The film is an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 2006 novel of the same name and tells... ...( read more )

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March 2, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

The most terrifying movie of the new year. full review

February 12, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Hannibal Rising is basically a Steven Seagal vigilante movie with a hero who eats the people he kills. At least it's ecofriendly. full review

February 9, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

There is no action-movie cliché too rusty to be wheeled forth. full review

February 9, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

As played by French actor Gaspard Ulliel, Hannibal is a playing-card joker: Ulliel performs every scene with the same dimpled smirk, which looks less like an expression than a plastic-surgery mistake. full review

February 9, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV

If this picture were a little more ludicrous, just a shade more inane, it might be fun to watch. Unhappily, that is not the case. full review

February 8, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

By spelling out the traumas that turned a kind Lithuanian princeling into an epicurean serial killer, the movie reduces a figure of mythic evil to a jumbo case of post-traumatic stress disorder. full review

February 8, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

What Hannibal Rising is, mostly, is a hoot. Gong Li cautions the nightmare-plagued Hannibal that 'Memory is a knife -- it can hurt you.' And let's not forget the classic, 'They ate my sister.' full review

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  • sannewal
    July 17, 2008
    I love this movie. Gaspard is so pretty! He's just perfect as Hannibal.
  • thereverendtholomewplague
    May 24, 2008
    I recommend this movie.
    It was amazing.
  • EdwardX18
    April 15, 2008
    I love this movie. We go deeper into the past of a younger Hannibal Lecter and his evolution into the famous cannibal we all know since Silence of the Lambs. Gaspard Ulliel in his first English speaking film delivers a terrifying and wonderful portrayl of Hannibal during his youth as he seeks revenge on the war crminals who brutally murdered his sister and ate her.
  • spidyloverisme
    December 6, 2007
    i love this movie i thought gaspard did an awesome job i dont car what anyone says i think it is great
  • Aritosgold
    November 7, 2007
    This is good ;;
  • Onemoresexibassist
    August 27, 2007
    ive watched the movie and read teh book I reccomend you read teh book
  • distortedxlullabies
    July 31, 2007
    yes, he is a cannibal...
    but he is also very intelligent and perceptive.

  • kevboy606
    July 16, 2007
    Isn't Hannibal a cannibal? Can't see the movie, but was wondering.
  • Nessa13Rocker
    July 15, 2007
    I loved this movie. I thought it was great to see Harris' book on film. Gaspard was brilliant! I thought he did a tremendous job.
  • staceybaje
    July 10, 2007
    I love this Picture because it all a love a brother has for little sis. I think that it doesn't matter who u are or what your situation is,when it your blood/family all logic is gone.

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