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  1. Jul 22, 2016 · Drama. 116 minutes NR 2016. That it has the courage of cryptic-ness, and leaves sympathetic viewers intrigued long after its final images have faded, is enough to mark “The Childhood of a Leader” as an uncommonly promising debut.

  2. Jul 21, 2016 · A visually sumptuous, slow-boil freakout set in France in the aftermath of World War I, it hinges on an unruly boy, Prescott (Tom Sweet), who goes to battle with his authoritarian parents as his...

    • Brady Corbet
  3. Sep 7, 2015 · Venice Film Review: ‘The Childhood of a Leader’. Brady Corbet's directorial debut is exceedingly ambitious and finally maddening, but it's an auspicious folly. By Guy Lodge. ‘On...

  4. The film received positive reviews from critics, with emphasis on Corbet's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast, Scott Walker's music and Lol Crawley's cinematography. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of 66

  5. Jul 22, 2016 · The Childhood of a Leader is a dark, enigmatic piece of work that hovers between visionary greatness and petty domestic triviality. Corbet's inaugural stint behind the camera marks a stunning debut.

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    • Brady Corbet
  6. Aug 19, 2016 · Film of the week: The Childhood of a Leader. The makings of ‘Prescott, the bastard’, a fictional tyrant familar from the worst pages of our history – not to mention our unsettled future. In defiance of the current vogue for spoiler warnings, Brady Corbet’s first film as a director gives away its outcome in its title – which is taken ...

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  8. The Childhood of a Leader mirrors the rise of fascism in post-WWI Europe with a well-acted, confidently crafted look at one young man's unsettling coming of age. Read Critics Reviews

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