Project Detail

The Childhood of a Leader

Synopsis

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 witnesses a chilling rise of authoritarianism. His experiences mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
An ominous portrait of emerging evil loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
115 mins
Director
Brady Corbet 1st Feature
Producer
Chris Coen, Brady Corbet, Helena Danielsson, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnere, István Major
Co-Producer
Genevieve Lemal, Megan Wynn
Executive Producer
Asaron L. Gilbert, Patrick Murray, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Brian Young
Editor
Dávid Jancsó
Screenwriter
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Director of Photography
Lol Crawley
Production Designer
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Composer
Scott Walker
Principal cast
Robert Pattinson, Stacy Martin, Liam Cunningham, Bérénice Bejo

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Production Status

Production Company

USA, Hungary, Sweden, France, Canada, Belgium, UK coproduction

Bow and Arrow Entertainment (US), Film Team (HU), Hepp Film (SE), MACT Productions (FR), Media House Capital (CA), Scope Pictures (BE), Unanimous Entertainment (UK)

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