The Childhood of a Leader

  • 116'
  • United Kingdom
  • 2015
He looks angelic, little Prescott, but his moods become increasingly vehement. While his American father, an adviser to President Woodrow Wilson, focuses on the peace conditions in the Treaty of Versailles, his son turns into a potentate back home.
Scott Walker’s stirring orchestral soundtrack, which swells at the start of The Childhood of a Leader to a barely tolerable level, immediately makes it clear this isn’t any ordinary drama about a difficult child. Black-and-white shots show the havoc in Europe after the First World War. It is 1919 - Prescott’s tantrums are only a harbinger.
This original feature debut by the you ng American director and scriptwriter Brady Corbet bursts with ambition, not least on the technical level. The ominous drama, beautifully filmed on 35mm with an impressive leading role by the young Tom Sweet, is a unique story about the origins and flourishing of evil. Closing film IFFR 2016.

  • 116'
  • United Kingdom
  • 2015
Director
Brady Corbet
Countries of production
United Kingdom, Hungary, France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
116'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producers
Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Helena Danielsson, Istvan Major
Production Companies
Unanimous Entertainment, MACT Productions, Filmteam Ltd.
Sales
Protagonist Pictures
Screenplay
Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Cinematography
Lol Crawley
Editor
Dávid Jancsó
Production Design
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Music
Scott Walker
Cast
Bérénice Bejo, Tom Sweet, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau
Website
http://childhoodofaleaderfilm.com
Director
Brady Corbet
Countries of production
United Kingdom, Hungary, France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
116'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producers
Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Helena Danielsson, Istvan Major
Production Companies
Unanimous Entertainment, MACT Productions, Filmteam Ltd.
Sales
Protagonist Pictures
Screenplay
Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Cinematography
Lol Crawley
Editor
Dávid Jancsó
Production Design
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Music
Scott Walker
Cast
Bérénice Bejo, Tom Sweet, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau
Website
http://childhoodofaleaderfilm.com