Venice: First 2 Clips From ‘Childhood Of A Leader’ Starring Bérénice Bejo, Stacy Martin, Robert Pattinson & More

Actor/filmmaker Brady Corbet and Norwegian actor-turned-director Mona Fastvold have become quite the creative pair. They co-wrote the underrated Sundance indie “The Sleepwalker,” which Fastvold helmed, and now they’re switching chairs. For their next collaboration, “Childhood Of A Leader,” which they both co-wrote again, Corbet is directing this time and this marks his feature-length debut. 

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A historical drama, “Childhood Of A Leader,” is loosely based on Jean-Paul Sartre's short story of the same name and is a parable on the birth of fascism. The movie stars Robert Pattinson, Liam Cunningham, Bérénice Bejo, and Stacy Martin, and it's about a an American boy living in France with his parents who witnesses something that transforms his ego. Here's the official synopsis:

This chilling tale tells the story of an American boy living in France in 1918. His father works for...