# The Childhood of a Leader (2016)

> An austere postwar family chronicle turns a boy’s disturbing conduct into an ominous portrait of fascism’s psychological origins.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/210160

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Brady Corbet
- Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau, Jacques Boudet, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sweet, Sophie Lane Curtis
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2815902/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: foreboding, oppressive, austere, serious film night, arthouse cinema viewing

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