The Childhood of a Leader

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The Childhood of a Leader

“Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.”

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★ 6.1/10 TMDB 2016-05-13 116 min

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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Bérénice Bejo

The Mother

Liam Cunningham

The Father

Stacy Martin

Adelaide / The Teacher

Yolande Moreau

The Maid

Jacques Boudet

The Priest

Robert Pattinson

Charles Marker / The Leader

Tom Sweet

Prescott, the Boy

Sophie Lane Curtis

Laura

Rebecca Dayan

Edith

Michael Epp

Economist

Pető Kata

Housemaid

Mark Phelan

Mr. Advisor

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