---
title: 'The Childhood of a Leader (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brady Corbet'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-childhood-of-a-leader-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2815902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Childhood of a Leader (2015)

2015 · 115 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

The Childhood of a Leader is a 2015 historical coming-of-age psychological drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Brady Corbet in his directorial debut. It is loosely based on Jean-Paul Sartre's short story of the same name, published in 1939 in a collection entitled The Wall. Corbet co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Mona Fastvold.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brady Corbet](https://cinepixo.com/people/brady-corbet)
- **Screenplay:** [Brady Corbet](https://cinepixo.com/people/brady-corbet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Scott Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-walker-3)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lol Crawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/lol-crawley)

## Cast

- [Robert Pattinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pattinson)
- [Liam Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-cunningham)
- [Bérénice Bejo](https://cinepixo.com/people/berenice-bejo)
- [Jacques Boudet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-boudet)
- [Stacy Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacy-martin)
- [Yolande Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/yolande-moreau)

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