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The Childhood of a Leader

“Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.”

May 13, 20161h 56m
Drama

61%

TMDB Score

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The chilling 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 mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

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