Cruel Peter

"He was the cruellest of all"

Mar 13 2020 N/A 1h 35m
Horror

It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13 year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city's Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother's estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.

Plot

It is Christmas 1908 in Messina, one of the richest merchant cities of the Mediterranean. Peter, the 13 year-old son of a rich English family is notorious for his cruelty to children, animals and servants. One night he is ambushed and wakes up in a coffin underground in the city's Gothic cemetery, buried in retaliation for his callousness by a servant boy from his mother's estate. When a powerful earthquake razes Messina to the ground, Peter is trapped and his whereabouts are forgotten. Until a century later an English archaeologist and his daughter arrive in the city.

Written by

Christian Bisceglia

Directed by

Christian Bisceglia, Ascanio Malgarini

Cast

Angelica Alleruzzo, Antonio Alveario, Aran Bevan

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Makinarium, Taadaaa Entertainment, RAI

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

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