The Childhood of a Leader
2016 · 1h 56m · Drama · Belgium, Canada · Rated 12A (GB)
Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
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.
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Brady Corbet6.1Smart score
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1910sbased on short storychildhooddisciplineegofascismfrancetreaty of versailles
Rating12A (GB)
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