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The Childhood of a Leader (2016)115 minDramaRating 62/100

This fable about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century tells the story of an 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.

Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau, Jacques Boudet, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sweet

Director: Brady Corbet