The Childhood of a Leader

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The Childhood of a Leader is a 2015 psychological drama film that traces the disturbing early years of a boy in post-World War I Europe whose behavior foreshadows the rise of fascist dictatorship.

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instanceOf film
psychological drama film
awardReceived Best Debut Film (Luigi De Laurentiis Award)
Best Director (Horizons)
awardReceivedAt 72nd Venice International Film Festival
basedOn short story "The Childhood of a Leader"
basedOnWorkAuthor Jean-Paul Sartre
cinematographyBy Lol Crawley
composer Scott Walker
countryOfOrigin France
Hungary
United Kingdom
United States
director Brady Corbet
distributor IFC Films
editedBy David Jancsó
filmingLocation France
Hungary
genre historical drama
psychological drama
hasTitleCardLanguage English
inspiredBy rise of fascism in Europe
mainCharacter Prescott
musicBy Scott Walker
narrativeFocus early life of a boy who will become a fascist leader
originalLanguage English
producer Antonius Morgan
Chris Coen
Isabella Ciaravolo
productionCompany Bow and Arrow Entertainment
Bron Studios
releaseYear 2015
runtimeMinutes 115
screenwriter Brady Corbet
Mona Fastvold
setInPeriod post-World War I Europe
starring Bérénice Bejo
Liam Cunningham
Robert Pattinson
Stacy Martin
Tom Sweet
theme authoritarianism
childhood and power
fascism
political radicalization
worldPremiereEvent 72nd Venice International Film Festival
worldPremiereSection Venice Horizons

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Liam Cunningham notableWork The Childhood of a Leader
Brady Corbet notableWork The Childhood of a Leader
Brady Corbet directed The Childhood of a Leader
Brady Corbet wrote The Childhood of a Leader
Aurore Clément notableWork The Childhood of a Leader