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.
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
Anthony Boyle
as Geoffrey Bache Smith
Adam Bregman
as Young Geoffrey Bache Smith
Patrick Gibson
as Robert Q. Gilson
Albie Marber
as Young Robert Q. Gilson
Tom Glynn-Carney
as Christopher Wiseman
Ty Tennant
as Young Christopher Wiseman
