Cruel Peter
4.5
“He was the cruellest of all”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Angelica Alleruzzo
Known for
Ordinary Happiness
Caught by a Wave
Antonio Alveario
Domestico
Known for
ZeroZeroZero
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
Aran Bevan
Peter Hoffman
No other roles listed
Alessio Bonaffini
Padre Alfredo
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Terence Booth
Rod
Known for
I'm Alan Partridge
The Phantom of the Open
Claudio Castrogiovanni
Calarco
Known for
Leonardo
Corleone
Arcangelo Ciulla
Niccolò
No other roles listed
Matteo De Gregori
Sconsacrato
Henry Douthwaite
Norman Nash
Known for
Solis
Rosie Fellner
Harriet
Known for
The Trip to Italy
Mara
Elisabetta Fusari
Jane
Known for
The Worst Christmas of My Life
Lorella Galvani
Insegnante
No other roles listed
Christian Bisceglia Director · Ascanio Malgarini Screenplay Luca Balboni Composer
First release July 3, 2019 · Produced in Italy · Languages English, Italian
Production
Makinarium
Production
Taadaaa Entertainment
Production
RAI
Production
Voltage Pictures
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · July 3, 2019
Premiere · Taormina Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
March 19, 2021 · TV · Super Écran
Italy
May 21, 2021 · Digital · Rai Play
Portugal
February 6, 2020 · Digital
Russia
February 6, 2020 · Theatrical
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