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IMDb rating 6.8
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Jackson Holiday Wheeler
rated 8

I love this film! Acting is wonderful and the story is told in a gripping way. Highly recommended!

4 years ago
Critic Liz Beardsworth
rated 6

...Tolkien’s brutal experiences on the battlefields of the Somme during World War I. This is where Karukoski’s film particularly impresses, raging flames transforming into dragons and monsters, death never more than moments away.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...its earnestness and idealism are refreshing.

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Critic Jens Peterson
rated 6

Rejäl traditionell biografi, med välgjorda effekter.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Patrik Linderholm
rated 6

Filmens starkaste kort är skildringen av brödraskapet som Tolkien bildade som ung, och hur det kom att påverka hans författarskap.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Dome Karukoski
Director
Derek Jacobi
As Professor Joseph Wright
Colm Meaney
As Father Francis Morgan
Pam Ferris
As Mrs. Faulkner
Owen Teale
As Headmaster Gilson
Adrian Schiller
As English Master
Craig Roberts
As Private Sam Hodges

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Explore the formative years of J.R.R. Tolkien, the renowned author of Middle-Earth, as he finds friendship, love, and artistic inspiration among a group of outcasts at school. From the joys of adolescence to the horrors of war, this film takes you on a journey that inspired Tolkien to create his beloved novels.

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