Cruel Peter

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.

Director

Christian Bisceglia

Written by

Ascanio Malgarini

Produced by

Alessandro D'Amario, Angelo Poggi, Ascanio Malgarini

Composer

Luca Balboni

Cinematographer

Duccio Cimatti

Editors

Guillermo Cobo, Roberto Lattanzi

Studios

RAI, Voltage Pictures, Makinarium

Origin country

Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Language

en

TMDB

5.0/10 (34 votes)

IMDb

5.1/10 (3,496 votes)