The Childhood of a Leader
Release date: 2016-07-22
Votes: 163
Genres: Drama
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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