Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
The Childhood of a Leader
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Official UK Trailer · plays on YouTube
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Brady Corbet
- Written by
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Jean-Paul Sartre
Cast
Bérénice Bejo
The Mother
Liam Cunningham
The Father
Stacy Martin
Adelaide / The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
The Maid
Jacques Boudet
The Priest
Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader
Tom Sweet
Prescott, the Boy
Sophie Lane Curtis
Laura
Rebecca Dayan
Edith
Michael Epp
Economist
Pető Kata
Housemaid
Mark Phelan
Mr. Advisor
Jeremy Wheeler
Mr. Deputy
Andrew Osterreicher
Mr. Secretary
Scott Alexander Young
Counselor
Roderick Hill
Older American Gentleman
Details
- Released
- May 13, 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Belgium, Canada, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Budget
- $3,000,000
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