Cruel Peter
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.
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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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- Release date
- Feb 6, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
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- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- Italy
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