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[TAP Revelation Award - Best Director]
This chilling fable, about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century, tells the 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 mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego. Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century and infused with the same sense of dread as The Others and The Omen, The Childhood of a Leader is an ominous portrait of emerging evil.
This chilling fable, about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century, tells the 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 mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego. Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century and infused with the same sense of dread as The Others and The Omen, The Childhood of a Leader is an ominous portrait of emerging evil.
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Cast:
Robert Pattinson, Stacy Martin, Liam Cunningham -
Country:
France, Hungary, United Kingdom, Belgium -
Year:
2015 - 113'
Director
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet is an actor and filmmaker currently living and working in New York City and Paris. In 2009, he presented his first short film Protect You + Me at Sundance Film Festival, receiving an Honorable Mention from the jury. His first feature film, The Childhood of a Leader, was distinguished with five festival nominees and twelve awards won. In 2018, his latest film, Vox Lux, was nominated for the Best Fim at Venice Film Festival.
