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By Deborah Young (235) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 17 Jul 2016

There is actually a lot of imagination at work in the film, though frustratingly it rarely comes together in an emotionally meaningful way…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 15 Jul 2016

The theme that a person's childhood will determine what he's like later on is explored, but that this rebellious kid will turn into a totalitarian…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Jun 2016

A overweening, maddening but not inconsiderable directorial debut for actor Brady Corbet…

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By Jamie Dunn (104) for The Skinny (809) on 18 Jun 2016

Much is suggested, little explained, but The Childhood of a Leader is rich with allegorical meaning and we're left with plenty to chew on between…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 17 Jun 2016

He spends 100 or so minutes coiling his film tightly, before letting it explode in psychological warfare and horrible violence…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for Indiewire (3,631) on 14 Jun 2016

With his unusually accomplished directorial debut Childhood of a Leader, Corbet delivers a strange and startling film that reflects the unique…

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By John Bleasdale (289) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 Sep 2015

The Childhood of a Leader is a dark, enigmatic piece of work that hovers between visionary greatness and petty domestic triviality…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 17 Sep 2015

Alternating immense bombast with long stretches of longueur in its psychologically questionable evocation of the formative years of a future…

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