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

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror

What to watch after Hannibal Rising

• Halloween (2007) — Same subject: mask, psychopath
• The Killing Gene (2007) — Same subject: psychopath, revenge
• Frontier(s) (2007) — Same subject: psychopath, cannibal
• Resurrection (1999) — Same subject: psychopath
• House of 1000 Corpses (2003) — Same feel: dark, gory
• Saw IV (2007) — Same feel: dark, gory