Director: Brady Corbet

Producers:  Chris Coen (Funny Games), Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Helena Danielsson (Beyond) and Istvan Major. Ron Curtis, Brian Young, Aaron L. Gilbert, Michael Sherman, Matthew Perniciaro, and Patrick Murray executive produce with Genevieve Lemal.

Screenplay:  Brady Corbet | Mona Fastvold

Role:  Charles Marker

Costars:  Berenice Bejo (The Mother), Michael Epp, Stacy Martin, Sophie Curtis, Liam Cunningham (The Father), Yolane Moreau (The maid), Rebecca Dayan, Scott Alexander Young (Counselor), Caroline Boulton (Mr Advisors Secretary), Jeremy Wheeler, Roderick Hill (Older American Gentleman), Andrew Osterreicher (Mr. Secretary), Tom Sweet (Prescott, the boy), Luca Bercovici (Old Foreign Gentleman), Jacques Boudet (The priest), Patrick McCullough, 

Composer:  Scott Walker

Cinematographer:  Lol Crawley (Mandela) is DoP with Jean Vincent Puzos (Amour).

World Premiere:  72nd Venice Film Festival, 5 September 2015 | Second screening on 6 September 2015 | Brady Corbet wins 2 Lions - Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film & Horizons (Orizzonti) – Best Director

Production Company:  Unanimous Entertainment | Mact Films production in association with FilmTeam (Hungary). Funding comes from Media House Capital, Bow and Arrow Entertainment, Scope Pictures and Scion Pictures.

International Sales: Protagonist Pictures (international sales) | WME (North America) | Polar Star (Latin America + Brazil) – VOD|PayTV

AWARDS  

• Venice Film Festival 2015
  • Luigi De Laurentiis Award: Best Debut Film – WON
  • Orizzonti (Horizons) Award: Best Director – WON
  • Orizzonti (Horizons) Award: Best Film – Nominated
• Lisbon & Estorial Film Festival 2015 (aka A Infância de Um Líder)
  • Tap Revelation Award: Best Director – WON
• Göteborg Film Festival 2016
  • International Debut Award: Brady Corbet – Nominated
• 35th Istanbul Film Festival 2016 (aka Bir Liderin Çocuklugu)
  • Golden Tulip: Special Jury Prize: – WON
  • Special Prize of the Jury: Special Jury Award Brady Corbet (director) – WON
• Bildrausch Film Festival (Switzerland)
  • Cutting Edge (Official Competition) - Nominated
• Sydney Film Festival 2016
  • Sydney Film Prize for Best Film (Official Competition) – Nominated
• East End Film Festival (UK)
  • Best Feature (Official Competition) - Nominated
• Zarkolo Film Festival | Tarkovsky Film Festival (Russia)
  • feature Films (Official Competition) - Nominated
• Munich Film Festival
  • CineVision, Best Film by an Emerging Director – Nominated
• Jerusalem Film Festival
  • FIPRESCI Prize, International First Film – Nominated
• 2017 Independent Spirit Awards *Award ceremony 25 Feb 2017*
  • Best First Feature Film – Nominated
  • Best Cinematography – Nominated
• 2017 Society of American Cinematographers “Spotlight Award”
  • Lol Crawley - Nominated

CURRENT STATUS:

• Filming commenced:  3 February 2015 (Budapest, Hungary).
• Filming completed:   28 February 2015 (Mona Fastvold instagram)
• Cannes 2015:   Promotional screening of exclusive footage 12 May 2015 (see posts here and here)
• First Screening:  London 21 May 2015
• Post production:  Currently expected to be complete end of 2015.
• Completed:  As at 30 July 2015
• World Premiere:  72nd Venice International Film Festival, Saturday 5 September 2015
• Upcoming screenings listed below.

 SYNOPSIS:

Protagonist Pictures:  This chilling fable about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century tells the 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 mould his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century and infused with the  same sense of dread as The Others and The Omen, The Childhood of a Leader is an ominous portrait of emerging evil.

Protagonist Updated synopsis September 2015:

An American family settles into the French countryside at the end of the First World War, where the father is involved in the peace negotiations around the Treaty of Versailles. His wife is a devout Christian who struggles with the tantrums of their defiant son, whose willful outbursts begin to demonstrate a monster in the making.

Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century, The Childhood of a Leader is an ominous portrait of emerging evil.

The film won two major awards when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2015.

Scope Pictures:

“In 1918, an American family sets up home in France, on the outskirts of Paris.

The father, Robert Lansing, works in the State Department of President Wilson and is very busy with his job, spending little time with his family. He works hard on the negotiations that will lead to a peace agreement.

At home, his very pious wife and young 7-year-old son wait for him. The boy is precocious and a challenge.

The political circumstances of the time lead to the inexorable rise of fascism in Europe, which is the background to the story of this little boy, divided between his beliefs and the political upsets going on around him.

His schemes, insignificant at the outset, become increasingly violent and are the sign of a political commitment of protest.

This makes us the witnesses to the birth of an egocentric personality endowed with an unusual degree of self-love and egotism.

This story draws freely on the childhoods of a good many dictators who left their mark on the 20th century.”

Official Trailer via TriArt Film

 

Teaser Clip (no Rob):

Istanbul Film Festival

Trailers:  Russian (Subtitled) | Japan (subtitled) | Portugal (subtitled)

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Website:  Lol Crawley | Lux Artists | Scott Walker | Secret Monster (Japan Official)
• Twitter:  @MonaLerch | @carolineboulton | Secret Monster (Japan Official)
• Facebook:  FilmTeam | Scott Alexander Young | The Childhood of a Leader (UK Official) | Secret Monster (Japan Official)
• Instagram:  Secret Monster (Japan Official)

DISTRIBUTORS | RELEASE DATES:

• International Release Dates
  • Argentina (Netflix) – 2 January 2017
  • Armenia (Distributor: Volga) – 9 September 2016
  • Australia (Distributor: In Character/Off Topic) – Melbourne - 11 to 18 May 2017
  • Belarus (Distributor: Volga) – 9 September 2016
  • Brazil (Netflix) – 1 January 2017
  • Canada
    • DVD – 22 November 2016
  • Costa Rica (Netflix) – 2 January 2017
  • Greece (Weird Wave) – 1 March 2018
  • Hong Kong
    • DVD – 20 January 2017
  • Ireland: (Distributor: Metrodome Group | Soda Pictures) - 19 August 2016 | Galway Film Society (The Town Hall Theatre) – 19 February 2017 | special screening Mermaid Arts Centre – 13 March 2017 | Source Arts Centre – 5 April 2017
    • iTunes - preorder for 30 January 2017
    • DVD – 30 January 2017
  • Israel – Haifa Cinematheque 26 to 28 August 2016
  • Italy (Distributor: Fil Rouge Media) – Special Screening Milan 15 January 2017 | Theatrical:  29 June 2017
    • DVD – 6 November 2018
  • Japan (Distributor: Regency) (aka “Secrets of Monster”) – 25 November 2016 | List of Cinemas
    • DVD|Bluray – 17 May 2017
  • Kazakhstan (Distributor: Volga) – 9 September 2016
  • Latin America – AMC Channel – 15 to 19 October 2016
  • Mexico (Netflix) – 1 January 2017
  • New Zealand (SKY) – 11 March 2017
  • Panama (Netflix) – 2 January 2017
  • Poland (Distributor: Against Gravity) – 11 November 2016 | Premiere with Chris Coen Q&A – 9 Nov 2016
    • DVD|Bluray – Coming Soon | Notification Link Available
  • Portugal (Distributor: NOS Audiovisuals) – 24 November 2016
    • DVD – available
  • Russia: (Distributor: Volga) – 8 September 2016 | List of cinemas & digital
    • DVD - January 2017
  • Spain (Avalon) – no theatrical release see Film Festivals below
    • DVD –  7 December 2016
  • Sweden (Distributor: TriArt Film) – 13 May 2016 | (Distributor: SunTower Entertainment Group to market PayTV & VOD (first run) + Free TV rights (second run))
    • VOD – TriArt September 2016
    • Orsa Film Club – 1 November 2016 (Cinema Red Mill)
    • DVD | Bluray (UK Import) – 3 February 2017
  • Switzerland (Italian Speaking) (Distributor:  Fil Rouge Media) – 2017 Date to be advised
  • Ukraine (Distributor: Volga Ukraine) – 29 September 2016
  • UK  (Distributor: Metrodome Group | Soda Pictures) - 19 August 2016
    • iTunes - preorder for 30 January 2017
    • DVD – 30 January 2017
  • USA (Distributor: IFC Films) – 22 July 2016 (NY) & 29 July 2016 (LA) (theatre & VOD)
    • US screenings:  20 July Sneak Preview & Brady Corbet Q&A (New York) | Full list of upcoming cinema screenings here | State Theatre Michigan – 11 to 17 Nov “16
    • DVD – 22 November 2016
  • In Flight Entertainment – Cinesky Pictures – November 2016

• Film Festivals & Special Screenings
  • Premiere:  72nd Venice International Festival 5 September 2015
  • Burns Film Centre, Pleasantville NY – Q&A with Brady Corbet hosted by Jonathan Demme (Director, Silence of the Lambs|Philadelphia) + Screening 25 Oct 2015
  • European Film Festival Seville (Spain) (6-14 Nov, Premiere + Official Competition 8 November 2015 | Second screening 9 November 2015)
  • Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (Distributor: NOS Audiovisuals) 13 November (Lisbon) & 14 November (Estoril)
  • 2015 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – 16, 18 & 22 November 2015
  • Dubai International Film Festival (Distributor: Front Row Filmed Entertainment) 9-16 December 2015 (Premiere at Cinema of the World 12 December 2015 | Second screening 16 December 2015)
  • Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden) Nominated in Ingmar Bergman Debut Award – 1 to 3 February 2016
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016 Closing Film - 6 February 2016
  • Portugal (Distributor: NOS Audiovisuals) – 9 February 2016 (Brady Corbet attending | will be presented with LEFFEST TAP Revelation Award)
  • EFM2016 (Berlinale) – 14 February 2016 EFM2016
  • Canada (Montreal)  – Special Screening at Phi Cinemas in 16, 18, 19, 23 & 25 February 2016
  • Bulgaria:  20th Sofia International Film Festival– 15, 19 and 20 March 2016 | 14th Sofia Film Festival By The Sea – 23 March 2016
  • 21st Vilnius International Film Festival aka Kino Pavasaris– 3, 6, 8 and 11 April 2016
  • 35th Istanbul Film Festival (In Competition for Golden Tulip) (Distributor: MovieTurk) – 8, 10 and 13 April 2016
  • 5th Cinepolitica International Film Festival (Bucharest) – Closing Film 17 April 2016
  • Crossing Europe Film Festival (Austria) – Premiere 23 & 25 April 2016
  • Champs-Élysées Film Festival (Paris) – 7-14 June 2016 Brady Corbet Guest of Honour & Master Class – #TCOAL included in Brady’s Carte Blanche - 9 June 2016 at 8.45pm
  • BAMCinemaFest (Brooklyn, New York) (Distributor: Sundance Select) – 23 June 2016 (North American Premiere) *Brady Corbet Q&A at 23 June screening
  • Sydney Film Festival (Official Competition) – 14 & 15 June 2016
  • East End Film Festival (UK) (Official Competition) – 1 July 2016
  • Bildrausch Film Festival (Switzerland) (Official Competition) – 26 May 2016
  • Zarkolo Film Festival | Tarkovsky Film Festival (Russia) (Official Competition) - 15 June 2016
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival – 18  & 19 June 2016 (UK premiere) *Brady Corbet will attend 18 June premiere – Intro & Q&A.
  • Atlantida Film Festival (Distributor: Avalon) (Majorca, Spain) – Opening film 28 June 2016
  • FilmFestival Munich (Germany) – CineVision Competition – German Premiere – 27, 28, 29 June and 1 July 2016
  • Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel – Distributor: Lev Films) – Debut 10, 14 & 16 July 2016.
  • Melbourne International Film Festival (International Panorama Section) – 31 July & 8 August 2016
  • 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (Poland) – Panorama Section – 24, 25 and 28 July 2016
  • Miami Cinematheque (US) Screenings from 12 to 24 August 2016
  • 10 Castle Street, Dorset (UK) – 31 July 2016
  • Summer International Film Festival (Hong Kong) (Distributor: Bravo Pictures) – 21 and 25 August 2016
  • Irish Film Institute Special Screening + Q&A with Liam Cunningham – 18 August 2016
  • 72FilmFest + Area 31 (Frederick, Maryland USA) – 19 August 2016
  • Chichester International Film Festival (England) 12 & 14 August 2016
  • 72FilmFest + Area 31 (Frederick, Maryland USA) – 19 August 2016
  • 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival Special Screening + Q&A With Liam Cunningham – 20 August 2016
  • Riga International Film Festival (Latvia) - 21 October 2016
  • Film Festival Cologne – 8 & 10 October 2016
  • 29th Helsinki International Film Festival (Love & Anarchy) – 16, 19 and 21 September 2016
  • Cologne Film Festival – 8 & 10 October 2016
  • 7th American Film Festival (Poland) – 30 October 2016
  • Heimspiel Film Festival (Germany) –  17 & 21 November 2016
  • Skövde Film Festival (Sweden) – 13 November 2016
  • Foyle Film Festival (Derry|Londonderry, UK) – 19 November 2016
  • Skara Film Festival (Sweden) 22 November 2016
  • Pori Film Festival (Finland) 27 November 2016
  • Titanic International Film Festival (Hungary) – In Competition:  8 & 10 April 2017
  • Kino Pod Baranami: Letnie Tanie #Kinobranie2017 (Poland) 26, 27 & 30 August 2017
  • Welwyn Gardens Film Society Screening (UK) – 22 April 2018

• Distributors
  • UAE (Middle East, North Africa & Iran) Front Row Filmed Entertainment [Note: FRFE advised RPAU on 4 June ’16 that there would be no theatrical release of the film]

MOVIE/DVD REVIEWS | DISCUSSION THREAD

• Venice International Film Festival 2015 Reviews (Updated 9 September 2015)
• International Review Roundup *Updated January 2017*
• Discussion Thread: Sydney Film Festival Wrap Up

STILLS|SET PHOTOS:

• Gallery

POSTERS

• Gallery

ARTICLES:

• Brady Corbet Talks About ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’
• @ThePlaylist talks to Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold About The Childhood of A Leader
• Rob Talks to @Variety About Brady Corbet, New Projects & Lays Edward Cullen to Rest
• *Print* “Robert Pattinson is not playing Hitler” Brady Corbet on “The Childhood of a Leader”
• The Childhood of A Leader – What We Know So Far … *Updated 16 March ’15*
• Tim Roth No Longer Involved with The Childhood of A Leader (Updated 2 Mar ’15)
• The Childhood of a Leader Now Listed as “Post Production” on IMDbPro
• The Childhood of a Leader Adds New Castmate on IMDbPro (Updated 21 Apr ’15)
• Liam Cunningham Mentions Working with “The Delightful” Robert Pattinson on The Late Late Show (Ireland)
• Robert Pattinson Films Being Marketed at Cannes 2015 Updated 23/4/15
• Films Included in Screen International Cannes 2015 Sellers Guide
• Film Update: First Screening of Robert Pattinson “The Childhood of a Leader” #tCoaL
• Cast Update: Patrick McCullough Joins Robert Pattinson in The Childhood of a Leader
• On The Set 15/6/2015:  Robert Pattinson is Having a Busy Year via .@SSNInsider
• The Childhood of a Leader: Another of Robert Pattinson’s Castmates Revealed on IMDbPro
• Brady Corbet Expects “The Childhood of a Leader” to be Ready End of 2015
• “The Childhood of a Leader” Update Thanks to .@STUDIOLEQUIPE
• “The Childhood of a Leader” Included in Horizons Selection of 72nd Venice International Film Festival
• “The Childhood of a Leader” Status Now Complete on .@protagonistpics Website
• The Childhood of a Leader Screening on 5 & 6 September 2015 at 72nd Venice International Film Festival
• Mona Fastvold teases with Still
• Press Screenings at #Venezia72
• Rob Confirmed for Red Carpet
• Featured In The Playlist’s ‘The 12 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2015 Venice Film Festival“
• The Film Stage Includes in their “20 Most Anticipated Festival Premieres”
• Unable To Attend Venice & Deauville Film Festivals Due To ‘The Lost City Of Z’ Filming Commitment
• *NEW* Still Of Robert Pattinson In The Childhood Of A Leader
• NEW Robert Pattinson The Childhood of a Leader still
• 2 New Stills of Robert as Charles
• The Childhood of a Leader WINS “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” Venice Award for a DEBUT FILM for Brady Corbet 
• New Photo of Rob on Set
• Cast Updates For Robert Pattinson ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ 
• UPDATE: “The Childhood of a Leader” to Screen at AFM in November | New Synopsis at Scope  Pictures Website
• Robert Pattinson ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ To Screen At 2015 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
• .@jbfc_ny Q&A with Brady Corbet & Screening on 25 October 2015
• Robert Pattinson ‘The Childhood Of A Leader” ‘In Competition” At Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2015
• Brady Corbet Talks with Variety “[Rob] really is charismatic”
• THR reviews at American Film Market
• Brady Corbet Receives The TAP Revelation Award for Best Director at LEFFest
• New Video Interview Rob talks Life & The Childhood of a Leader
• *NEW* The Childhood Of A Leader Clip Featuring Robert Pattinson
• The Playlist includes  #TCOAL and #QOTD in 30 Most Anticipated Films 2016 We’ve Already Seen
• PODCAST:  Matt Micucci Talks to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold during #Venezia72
• VIDEO INTERVIEW:  Brady Corbet Talks #TheChildhoodofaLeader with VPRO Cinema for #IFFR
• VIDEO INTEVIEW: One of One Talks to Brady Corbet at IFFR
• VIDEO INTERVIEW: Tiger Report Talk #TheChildhoodofaLeader with Brady Corbet and Liam Cunningham .@IFFR
• VIDEO: Brady Corbet Presents The Childhood Of A Leader In Lisbon
• PRINT: .@liamcunningham1 Talks #TheChildhoodofaLeader
• Brady Corbet American Guest of Honour at 5th Champs-Élysées Film Festival
• Swedish Poster unleashed by TriArtFilm
• Brady Corbet American Guest of Honour at Champs-Élysées Film Festival
• *NEW* Still of Charles Marker
• 3 *NEW* Photos of Robert Pattinson from The Childhood of a Leader
• Print Interview: Brady Corbet Talks Inspirations and More about TCOAL
• *New* Official Trailer via TriArt Film (Includes Robert)
• Gifs & Screencaps from Official Trailer
• New Promotional Stills (Includes link to *Spoiler*)
• Video Interview: Brady Corbet at Champs-Élysées Film Festival
• Brady Corbet Talks Tyranny, Triump & 35mm with Edinburgh Film Fest
• New York:  IFC Center To Screen | Showtimes Released 18 July 2016
• USA: Limited Theatrical Release
• New Stills & Teaser Trailer #AtlantidaFilmFest
• Scott Walker Soundtrack Expected Release 19 August 2016 | Preorder
• Glasgow Film Theatre Screening Dates & Tickets (19 to 25 Aug 2016)
• PRINT: “..the only way to get the film made was to have Rob involved” #TotalFilm
• *New* Still Vanity Fair Feature | Scan | Full Version of New Still
• 2bmanagement Shares New Still
• *New* Promotional Photo of Charles Marker
• *New* Promotional Still of Charles Marker (15 Ju 2016)
• Metrodome Share Official UK Poster and Trailer
• The Playlist Shares New Promotional Clip – Charles Marker Discusses the Tragedy of Pontius Pilate
• Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold Extract from IFC Center Q&A
• Podcast: Brady Corbet Talks with Filmwax Radio
• New Full HQ Still of Charles Marker
• VICE Interviews Brady Corbet Who Mentions Robert Working with Best Directors & How Well Trained the Fanbase Is
• New Hong Kong Poster Featuring Robert Pattinson
• Full UHQ & HQ Version of B&W Still of Charles Marker
• Empire Shares New Exclusive Clip of The Childhood of a Leader Feat. Robert Pattinson
• @Kodak_ShootFilm Shares Cast & Crew Photo
• *NEW* HQ Photo of Robert Pattinson and Brady Corbet + Sunday Times Culture Interview: Brothers in Arms
• PRINT: Brady Corbet Talks Robert Pattinson and The Childhood of a Leader
• Brady Corbet Talks The Childhood of a Leader and shooting on 35mm
• VIDEO: Brady Corbet Talks The Childhood of a Leader & What He Hopes Audiences Experience
• PRINT: Brady Talks Robert Pattinson Fanbase with Adam Mulgrew|SeenSome
• Brady Talks Robert Pattinson’s New Role in Mona Fastvold’s The Bleaching Yard & Work Ethic
• UK: Pre-Order Robert Pattinson ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ From iTunes – Expected Release 21 December 2016
• Indiewire: 9 Lessons Studios Should Take from Indie World this Summer – No. 8 The Childhood of a Leader
• Japan Launches Official Website and Social Media
• Fil Rouge Media to Distribute (All Media) in Italy & Switzerland (Italian Speaking) 
• *New* Character Posters for Japenese Release
• Solo Poster of Charles Marker (Japan)
• *New* HQ Still with Berenice Bejo | HQ Polish Theatrical Poster
• Print:  The Making of The Trailer
• Indiewire Includes Theatrical Poster in “The Best Movie Posters of 2016”
• Media Roundup:  2016 Best Movie Score, Best Directorial Debut & More
• *NEW* Still of Charles Marker from The Childhood of a Leader | .@TomiLaffly Interviews Brady Corbet & Lol Crawley
• *VIDEO* The Making of IFFR 2016 Closing Night with The Childhood of a Leader and Codarts Symphony Orchestra
• Update:  Australian Classification Board Determines “PG” rating for Australian Release
• MAGAZINE: American Cinematographer “Spirit Award Salute Cinematography – The Childhood of a Leader”
• PRINT: Fil Rouge Media Shares The Childhood of a Leader Review | Domenica-Il Sole 24 ORE
• *New* Charles Marker Still
• Previously Seen Still Featuring Charles Marker Now in HQ