TY - ADVS AU - Karukoski,Dome AU - Newman,Thomas AU - Hoult,Nicholas AU - Collins,Lily AU - O'Reilly,Genevieve TI - Tolkien PY - 2019/// PB - 20th Century Fox Home Ent. N1 - Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English); Made in 2019; Based on the life of J.R.R. Tolkein; Credits: director, Dome Karukoski; writer, David Gleeson; writer, Stephen Beresford; music, Thomas Newman; cinematographer, Lasse Frank Johannessen; DVDN; Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi, Colm Meaney, Mimi Keene, Patrick Gibson, Craig Roberts, Harry Gilby; BBFC code: 12a N2 - Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins star in this biopic following the early life of English writer and poet J.R.R. Tolkien. From childhood, Tolkien (Hoult) discovers a passion for writing and studying philology, while drawing inspiration from the strong bond he shares with his three friends and their adventures together. However, the outbreak of WWI forces Tolkien into an overwhelming world of violence and bloodshed as he sets aside his incredible creative abilities to fight for his country, tearing him apart from his fellowship of friends, his wife Edith (Collins) and threatening the course of his literary career ER -