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The Childhood of a Leader (2016) is streaming on Apple TV+. Also available to free on Kanopy.
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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.
Post-war France serves as a haunting backdrop where the hollowed-out shell of a broken empire meets the fragile ego of a child. This psychological portrait tracks how a boy’s observation of political maneuvering curdles into a chillingly focused sense of superiority.
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Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau, Jacques Boudet, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sweet, Sophie Lane Curtis, Rebecca Dayan, Michael Epp
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The Childhood of a Leader
You can watch The Childhood of a Leader (2016) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau, Jacques Boudet, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sweet, Sophie Lane Curtis, Rebecca Dayan, Michael Epp
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