England, 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.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Edith Bratt
Father Francis Morgan
Professor Joseph Wright
Young J.R.R. Tolkien
Young Edith Bratt
Geoffrey Bache Smith
Young Geoffrey Bache Smith
Robert Q. Gilson
Young Robert Q. Gilson
Christopher Wiseman
Young Christopher Wiseman
Private Sam Hodges
Mrs. Faulkner
Young Hilary Tolkien
Mabel Tolkien
Mrs. Smith
Headmaster Gilson
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Bronwen
English Master
Waitress
Schoolmaster
Lieutenant
John Tolkien Jnr. (Child)
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