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2016
  • Drama

The Childhood of a Leader

Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
Runtime
2h
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Countries
  • BE
  • Belgium
  • CA
  • Canada
  • FR
  • France
  • HU
  • Hungary
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Languages
  • en
  • fr
  • de
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.

Crew
Brady Corbet
Director Screenplay
Mona Fastvold
Screenplay
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Cast
Bérénice Bejo
The Mother
Liam Cunningham
The Father
Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader
Stacy Martin
The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
The Maid
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    July 22, 2016
  • Original Language
    English
  • Budget
    $ 3,000,000
  • Production Companies
    • Bow + Arrow Entertainment
    • Bron Capital Partners
    • Filmteam
    • Hepp Film

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