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Tolkien
Sign in to save2019 film directed by Dome Karukoski
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6.9England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Released: 2019-05-03112 minDir: Dome KarukoskiWar, Drama, RomanceBudget: $20.0MBox office: $8.7M
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Cast
- Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien
- Lily Collins as Edith Bratt
- Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan
- Derek Jacobi as Professor Joseph Wright
- Harry Gilby as Young J.R.R. Tolkien
- Mimi Keene as Young Edith Bratt
Themes
- world war i
- male friendship
- biography
- based on true story
- coming of age
- mentor protégé relationship
- boys' school
- troubled relationship
- oxford university
- birmingham
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