The Childhood of a Leader

2016 • 115 minutes
3.4
23 reviews
90%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

A child's angelic face conceals a budding sociopath in the audacious, senses-shattering feature debut from actor Brady Corbet. A powerhouse international cast led by Robert Pattinson and Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) headlines this dark domestic nightmare. Set amidst the turmoil of World War I and its aftermath, it follows the young son of an American diplomat living in France as he learns to manipulate the adults around him—a monstrous coming of age that ominously parallels the rising tide of Fascism in Europe. A stylistically fearless tour-de-force, The Childhood of a Leader reaches fever-pitch delirium thanks to ravishing cinematography and a thunderous score by legendary, boundary-pushing musician Scott Walker.

Ratings and reviews

3.4
23 reviews
Miss L
August 27, 2016
Why don't these film makers wank each other off in private and leave us out of it.
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Guilherme Rego
July 30, 2016
Not good.
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full metal horseman
July 24, 2016
And the poster is cool
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