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By Georgie D (21) on 02 Aug 2016

A mesmerizing debut from director Brady Corbet - The Omen meets The White Ribbon - it is clear Corbet has been heavily influenced by his Funny…

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By George B (718) on 02 Aug 2016

A mesmerizing debut from director Brady Corbet - The Omen meets The White Ribbon - it is clear Corbet has been heavily influenced by his Funny…

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By Georgeann D (9) on 01 Aug 2016

Gripping. Great performances, especially young Tom Sweet, beautiful cinematography, and amazing soundtrack by Scott Walker…

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Review of The Childhood of a Leader (2016)

By Georgeann S (14) on 01 Aug 2016

Gripping. Great performances, especially young Tom Sweet, beautiful cinematography, and amazing soundtrack by Scott Walker…

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By David J (1,942) on 28 Jul 2016

A horrible, grotesque waste of time. I am angry that I just wasted 2 hours on this garbage…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Jul 2016

The Childhood of a Leader is a chilly — and chilling — political thriller by way of a provocative domestic chamber piece…

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By Lesley Coffin (32) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 26 Jul 2016

The movie may be imperfect, but it still feels like an important cinematic experience worth having, and therefore worth seeing…

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By Peter F (998) on 25 Jul 2016

The directorial debut from screen actor Brady Corbet is an articulate and carefully sculpted film, but also one that isn't quite as menacing…

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By Godfrey Cheshire (178) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 21 Jul 2016

That it has the courage of cryptic-ness, and leaves sympathetic viewers intrigued long after its final images have faded, is enough to mark…

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By Michael Nordine (446) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Jul 2016

Little of what happens will come as a surprise, but Corbet's narrative restraint coupled with his formal daring makes for a gripping experience…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 21 Jul 2016

If only for a few minutes, The Childhood Of A Leader becomes its own film, a tour of the printing presses, paternoster elevators, and mazes…

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By Mark Asch (48) for Brooklyn Magazine (241) on 20 Jul 2016

It's to the film's credit that, for long passages, The Childhood of a Leader feels more mysterious and nuanced than its central allegory…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 20 Jul 2016

It’s a persuasive portrait of a monster-to-be, one etched in thrown tantrums and rocks, and heavily supported by an excellent cast that includes…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 20 Jul 2016

It’s an ambitious, often arresting film, but it lacks cohesion, and the seesawing plot and motivations seem more indecisive than mysterious…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 19 Jul 2016

A debut feature by American writer-actor Brady Corbet, the film is sketchy, confused and too self-consciously aimed at arthouse audiences to…

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By Sam C. Mac (54) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Jul 2016

Brady Corbet reaches for a dreary self-importance akin to Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 17 Jul 2016

The film subtly links the complex bureaucracy required to pursue stability between nations with the fostering of certain conditions that allow…

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By Jo-Anne Titmarsh (79) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 17 Jul 2016

[Brady Corbet] makes his directorial feature debut with The Childhood of a Leader, and what an explosive and thrilling debut it is…

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By Lee Marshall (157) for Screen International (2,241) on 17 Jul 2016

The Childhood Of A Leader is as relentlessly sombre and compelling as the film’s remarkable, full-volume orchestral soundtrack by musician’s…

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By Tommaso Tocci (17) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 17 Jul 2016

What could very easily be received as an irritating, pretentious feature debut is actually a display of controlled madness full of astute touches…

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