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.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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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
Pető KataHousemaid
Mark PhelanMr. Advisor
Jeremy WheelerMr. Deputy
Scott Alexander YoungCounselor
Roderick HillOlder American Gentleman
Owen GoodYoung American Gentleman
Luca BercoviciOlder Foreign Gentleman
Caroline BoultonMr. Advisors Secretary
Máté HaumannSecond Clerk
Laurent WinklerFrench Local
Blanka Györfi-TóthStage Narrator
Irén BordánGuestPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 61May 13, 2016 · 1 h 56 min · NR
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In the United States, The Childhood of a Leader streams on Philo, AMC+, Sundance Now, MUBI, and IFC Films Unlimited, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 26 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 68). Critics rate it higher (79 out of 100) than audiences (61).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
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