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The Childhood of a Leader

Year
2016
Director
Brady Corbet
Runtime
116 min
Genre
Drama
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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.

Festival record

  • CAN 23
  • LFF 15

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Cast

  • Bérénice BejoThe Mother
  • Liam CunninghamThe Father
  • Stacy MartinAdelaide / The Teacher
  • Yolande MoreauThe Maid
  • Jacques BoudetThe Priest
  • Robert PattinsonCharles Marker / The Leader
  • Tom SweetPrescott, the Boy
  • Sophie Lane CurtisLaura
  • Rebecca DayanEdith
  • Michael EppEconomist

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