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2016

The Childhood of a Leader

The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

Credits

Director

Brady Corbet

Producers

Chris Coen , Brady Corbet , Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre

Writers

Mona Fastvold , Brady Corbet , Jean-Paul Sartre

Cinematographer

Lol Crawley

Composer

Scott Walker

Cast

Bérénice Bejo , Liam Cunningham , Stacy Martin , Yolande Moreau , Jacques Boudet , Robert Pattinson , Tom Sweet , Sophie Lane Curtis , Rebecca Dayan , Michael Epp

Studios

SCOPE Pictures , MACT Productions , Bow + Arrow Entertainment , Filmteam , Bron Capital Partners , Crystal Wealth , Unanimous Entertainment , Scion Pictures , Studio l'Équipe

Genre

Drama

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Childhood of a Leader (2016) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Childhood of a Leader (2016) international poster - US
US international
The Childhood of a Leader (2016) character poster - US
US character
The Childhood of a Leader (2016) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Childhood of a Leader (2016) imax poster - US
US imax

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