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
Richard Leaf
as Father Lecter
Ингеборга Дапкунайте
as Mother Lecter
