The Childhood of a Leader (film)

The Childhood of a Leader
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrady Corbet
Screenplay byBrady Corbet
Mona Fastvold
Based onThe Childhood of a Leader
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Produced byAntoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Chris Coen
Brady Corbet
Ron Curtis
Helena Danielsson
Mona Fastvold
István Major
StarringBérénice Bejo
Liam Cunningham
Stacy Martin
Robert Pattinson
Tom Sweet
CinematographyLol Crawley
Edited byDávid Jancsó
Music byScott Walker
Production
companies
  • Bow and Arrow Entertainment[1]
  • FilmTeam[1]
  • Hepp Film[1]
  • Media House Capital[1]
  • MACT Productions[1]
  • Unanimous Entertainment[1]
  • Scope Pictures[1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) (Venice)
  • 22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) (United States)[2]
  • 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) (United Kingdom)
Running time
116 minutes[3]
Countries
Languages
Budget$5 million[5]
Box office$245,546[6]

The Childhood of a Leader is a 2015 historical drama film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Brady Corbet,[7] in his feature film directorial debut.[8] It is loosely based on Jean-Paul Sartre's short story of the same name, published in 1939 in a collection entitled The Wall.[9] Corbet co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Mona Fastvold.[10][11]

The film is a co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, France, Canada and Belgium,[1][12] and chronicles the childhood of a fascist leader in the period immediately following World War I.[2][13] Production began in early 2015, in Budapest, (Hungary).[14] The film had its world premiere in competition in the Horizon section at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2015,[15] and won two awards at the festival, Best Debut film and Best Director.[16]

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  15. ^ "Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs". Variety. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Venice: Robert Pattinson-Starrer 'Childhood of a Leader' Wins Best Debut Film". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.