The Childhood of a Leader
2015 · Movie · NR · 116 min · ★ 6.1 · 79% critics
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.
Based on The Childhood of a Leader
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-05-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (188 votes)
Themes
- france
- fascism
- ego
- discipline
- based on short story
- childhood
- 1910s
- treaty of versailles
Cast & crew
Bérénice Bejo
as The Mother
Liam Cunningham
as The Father
Stacy Martin
as Adelaide / The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
as The Maid
Jacques Boudet
as The Priest
Robert Pattinson
as Charles Marker / The Leader
Tom Sweet
as Prescott, the Boy
Sophie Lane Curtis
as Laura
Rebecca Dayan
as Edith
Michael Epp
as Economist
Directed by Brady Corbet