Explore the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.
"This film is beautifully put together, and it carries several smaller emotional kicks as well as some insight into the idealism of youth. Plus of course the power of friendship, which was Tolkien's greatest theme." - Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
"The Finnish director Dome Karukoski has paid homage to the brilliant philologist and fantastic John Ronald Ruel Tolkien with this imaginative and intense biography." - Martha K. Baker, KDHX
"An exceptionally good-looking film not only features rich performances from Hoult and Collins, but also offers an assortment of hints about how the works of the title student/soldier might have been influenced by pieces and events in his early years." - John Urbancich, Your Movies
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