Hannibal Rising

Hannibal Rising is a 2007 psychological thriller drama film and the fifth film of the Hannibal Lecter franchise. It is a prequel to Red Dragon, Hannibal and The Silence of the Lambs. The film is an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 2006 novel of the same name and tells the story of Lecter's evolution from a vengeful Nazi hunter into a cannibalistic serial killer.