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Set near the end of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Arathorn takes refugees to Taurdal, the village of his father, Arador. Then as Arador begins his campaign against the gathering orc bands in the north, he sends Arathorn onward to find the... See more »

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Cast

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Arathorn
Beth Aynsley ...
Gilraen
Kate Madison ...
Elgarain
Danny George ...
Dírhaborn
Iain Marshall ...
Arador
Andrew McDonald ...
Dírhael
Philippa Hammond ...
Ivorwen
Howard Corlett ...
Halbaron
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Elladan
Sam Kennard ...
Elrohir
Luke Johnston ...
Aragorn
Robert Harvey ...
Baby Aragorn (as Robert 'Bobble' Harvey)
Jonah McLafferty ...
Baby Aragorn
Lars Mattes ...
Halbarad
Ollie Goodchild ...
Halbarad
Amani Johara ...
Evonyn
Richard Highgate ...
Shaknar (as Richard Roberts)
Lewis Penfold ...
Gorganog
Tom Quick ...
Dorlad
Raphael Edwards ...
Mallor
Amylea Meiklejohn ...
Maia
Phoebe Chambers ...
Maia
Daniel Tyler-Smith ...
Maia's Father / Ekash
Robert Pearce ...
Arasch
Soul Smallpage ...
Nork
Wallok ...
Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Holly Blickem ...
Villager / SwordFighter
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Villager / Orc (uncredited)
Peter Holyoake ...
Ranger (uncredited)
Kaitlin Howard ...
Orc Warrior (uncredited)

Directed by

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Kate Madison

Written by

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Paula DiSante ... (screenplay) (as Alex K. Aldridge)
 
J.R.R. Tolkien ... (inspired by the writings of)
 
Christopher Dane ... (script contributor) &
Kate Madison ... (script contributor) &
Matt Wood ... (script contributor)

Produced by

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Kate Madison ... producer

Music by

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Tobias Bublat
Adam Langston
Jacob Shelby
Kevin Webster
Rob Westwood

Cinematography by

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Neill Phillips ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Christopher Dane

Editorial Department

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Thomas Bohan ... additional colorist
Victoria Bourke ... on-set editor: Gorganog/Arathorn fight
Chris Child ... editor: behind the scenes documetaries
Pablo Vilarino Gonzales ... additional colorist
Kate Madison ... edit supervisor
Andrew McKee ... colorist

Costume Design by

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Sharon Bourke
Catherine Karina Chmiel
Edward M. Eglinton
Elnara
Ros Evans ... (as Rosalind Evans)
Louise Haagh
Henning Janssen
Emmanuel Martin
Anushka Mourino
Justine Wilson

Makeup Department

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Sara Austin ... key makeup & hair artist
Leanne Briggs ... makeup & hair: dailies
Rosalia Culora ... makeup & hair: dailies (as Ros Culora)
Grace Fouracre ... makeup & hair: dailies
Amy Holt ... wigs: elves wig lace caps
Lisa Kennedy ... makeup artist
Alison Ketley ... makeup & hair: dailies
Sophie Liddiard ... key makeup & hair artist
Emma Little ... makeup & hair: dailies
Jen McPhillips ... makeup & hair: dailies
Lucie Oliver ... makeup & hair: dailies
Bex Palmer ... makeup & hair: dailies
Linda Peacock ... key makeup & hair artist
Sara-Louise Yates ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paula C. Frías ... first assistant director (as Paula C. Frias)
Christopher Carrico ... first assistant director (as Chris Carrico) / second unit director (as Chris Carrico)
Giles Dearn ... third assistant director
Teja Hudson ... first assistant director
Vanessa Mills ... third assistant director
Duncan Rice ... second assistant director
Keira Robertson ... second assistant director
Katherine Shannon ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Carlos Avina ... graphic artist
Jason Bellchamber ... jeweller: ring of Barahir
Florian Bunz ... graphic artist
Catherine Karina Chmiel ... conceptual artist
Paul Chi-Loong Davies ... prop maker (as Paul Davies) / set dresser (as Paul Davies)
John Dilley ... cart maker
Paula DiSante ... prop maker / weapon props
Nate Drake ... prop maker
Andrew Eckhardt ... conceptual artist
Natalie Egleton ... conceptual artist
Edward M. Eglinton ... conceptual artist / designer: ring of Barahir / weapon props
Elnara ... metal: circlets
Simon Fearnhamm ... weapon props
Steven Geer ... prop maker
Aaron Greenwood ... prop maker
Ray Grinberg ... conceptual artist
Gerald Grubb ... wood turner (as Gerald 'Gerry' Grubb)
Louise Haagh ... conceptual artist
Jeff Hayes ... graphic artist
Colin Heggs ... weapon props
Peter Holyoake ... prop maker (as Peter 'Dagmaer Raemundssen' Holyoake)
Henning Janssen ... conceptual artist
Kate Madison ... prop maker
Norbert Maier ... harp maker
Emmanuel Martin ... conceptual artist
Graham Matheson ... cart maker / prop maker
Ned Miller ... weapon props
Rolf Mohr ... conceptual artist
Tina Jane Moore ... prop maker
Anushka Mourino ... conceptual artist
Danny O'Keefe ... prop maker
Jon Peck ... armour: polyurethane armour
Sophie Price ... cart maker
Ken Robins ... weapon props
Mike Rudin ... cart maker
Nicole Saunders ... prop maker / set dresser
Kim Ten Tusscher ... prop maker
Mark Tyler ... weapon props
Justine Wilson ... conceptual artist
Rebecca Wood ... prop maker
Paul Chi-Loong Davies ... miniatures maker (uncredited) / model maker (uncredited) / standby props (uncredited)
Emmanuel Martin ... designer (uncredited)
Luke McNally ... sculptor (uncredited)
Nicole Saunders ... standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Marcus Alexander ... foley artist / sound effects editor
Paul Bell ... additional foley / additional sound effects editor
Julius Bemben ... additional foley / additional sound effects editor
Michele Caruso ... dialogue editor / sound recordist
Enos Desjardins ... re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Colin Dewar ... boom operator
Mark Dicks ... sound recordist (as Mark 'Boots' Dicks)
Cormac Donnelly ... foley supervisor
Mark Flint ... additional foley / additional sound effects editor
Andrew Mottl ... foley artist
David Sacca ... additional foley / additional sound effects editor
Alexandra Schober ... boom operator
Marc Specter ... dialogue editor
Marin Vrbica ... creature sound designer / sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Candy Alderson ... creature effects makeup: daily
Sara Austin ... key creature effects artist
Lucy Darkness ... creature effects makeup: daily
Tom Ellis ... key creature effects artist
Aimee Florence ... creature effects makeup: daily
Vicky Fox ... creature effects makeup: daily
Natalie Guest ... creature effects makeup: daily
Alison McCabe ... creature effects makeup: daily
Luke McNally ... key creature effects artist
Tina Jane Moore ... creature effects makeup: daily (as Tina Moore)
Jon Peck ... foam latex fabricator / key creature effects artist
Max Van De Banks ... creature effects makeup: daily
Sara-Louise Yates ... creature effects makeup: daily
Candy Alderson ... prosthetics makeup (uncredited) / special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Anastasios Agiakatsikas ... compositor
Davey Atkinson ... rotoscope artist
Goran Backman ... visual effects artist
Cliff Berry ... additional visual effects
Max Blaber ... animator
Chris Bouchard ... compositor
David Brasgalla ... matte painter (as Dave Brasgalla)
Rosie Chester ... rotoscope artist
Amy Cuthbertson ... track/matchmove artist
Jens Dörner ... additional visual effects
Dennis Fraser ... visual effects artist
Varun Hadkar ... visual effects
Busty Kelp ... visual effects: hill troll sequence
Christian Kesler ... matte painter
Amber Langtry ... track/matchmove artist
Nick Marshall ... matte painter
Yi May ... rotoscope artist
Scott McInnes ... matte painter
Stefan Menzel ... vue artist
Elliott Montello ... visual effects
Kevin Norris ... rotoscope artist
Mark Pinheiro ... additional visual effects
Pau Rocher ... compositor (as Pau Rocher Castellano)
Ricardo Ruiz-Fearon ... compositor
Leigh Russell ... track/matchmove artist
Marco Schär ... additional visual effects
Paul Smith ... creature designer and creator
Jibraan Taimuri ... track/matchmove artist
Sascha Vogt ... additional visual effects

Stunts

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David Asher ... fight performer
Miles Barden ... fight performer
Amy Bellwood ... fight performer
James Lawrence Bewley ... fight performer (as James Bewley)
Stuart Boother ... fight performer
Carly Borrow ... fight performer
Chris Bowe ... fight performer (as Chris Bowen)
Rachel Bown-Williams ... fight director: horse fight
Jack Butler ... fight performer
Ruth Cooper-Brown ... fight director: cart fight/horse fight
James I. Davis ... stunts
Josh Dickinson ... fight performer
Yarit Dor ... fight performer
Kelly Downes ... fight performer
Lyndall Grant ... fight performer
Sibylle Heidelberger ... fight performer
Kaitlin Howard ... fight performer
Marysia Kay ... fight performer
Joshua Kennedy ... fight performer
Annie Lees-Jones ... fight performer (as Annie Lees Jones)
Eugenia Low ... fight performer
Tara Muir ... fight performer
Minna Paija ... fight performer
Samantha Parry ... fight performer
Lewis Penfold ... fight director: gorganog & end fights / fight performer
Simon Riordan ... fight performer (as Simon Rioroan)
Attila Sakifio ... fight performer
Ryan Scott ... fight performer
Marko Simnett ... fight performer
Kerrie Sinclaire ... fight performer
James Smith ... fight performer
Brice Stratford ... fight performer
Dan Styles ... fight performer
Ronin Traynor ... fight performer
Daniel Tyler-Smith ... fight performer
Lauterio Zamparelli ... fight performer
Rachel Bown-Williams ... fight double: Dirhaborn (uncredited)
David Clarke ... fight performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Benjamin Baily ... camera operator (as Ben Bailey)
Alex Beckett ... still photographer
Chris Bouchard ... camera operator
Gareth Brough ... lighting technician
Chris Child ... camera operator
Ben Croft ... camera operator
Sam Croft ... camera operator
Justus Dejager ... camera operator
John-Paul Frazer ... camera operator
Teja Hudson ... camera operator
Elizabeth Johnston ... still photographer
John Livesey ... camera operator / lighting
Kate Madison ... camera operator
Ashram Maharaj ... camera operator (as Ashram 'Ash' Maharaj)
Ralph Messer ... camera operator
Chris Murray ... first camera assistant: July
Neil Oseman ... camera operator
James Page ... still photographer
Neill Phillips ... camera operator / lighting / still photographer
Josedu Ruiz ... assistant camera (as Josedu 'Jose' Ruiz)
Richard Unger ... lighting technician / main still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Beth ... costume maker
Sarah Juliet Dearing ... costume maker (as Sarah Dearing)
Natalie Egleton ... costume maker
Ros Evans ... costume maker (as Rosalind Evans)
Suzi Everett ... costume maker
Laura Gillham ... costume maker
Amanda Hagen ... wardrobe: on-set
Samantha Kent ... costume maker / wardrobe: on-set
Joe Knapper ... costume maker
Electra Kythreotou ... costume maker
Emma Lindqvist ... costume maker
Emma Lloyd ... costume maker
Kate Madison ... wardrobe manager
Rose Matthews ... costume maker
Sophia Millar ... wardrobe: on-set (as Sophie Millar)
Kay Morland ... costume maker / wardrobe: on-set
Hayley Neil ... costume maker
Claire Pattison ... costume maker
Hannah Philip ... wardrobe: on-set
Gemma Rasmussen ... costume maker
Anne Robinson ... costume maker
Nicole Saunders ... costume maker / wardrobe: on-set
Mark Scott ... wardrobe: on-set (as Mark 'Scotty' Scott)
Anna-Marie Smith ... costume maker
Emily Stuart ... costume supervisor
Kim Ten Tusscher ... costume maker / wardrobe: on-set
Espen Trulsen ... costume maker
Helen Walters ... costume maker
Samantha Kent ... assistant wardrobe coordinator (uncredited)

Location Management

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Lance Alexander ... location liaison: West Stow (uncredited)
Nick Baker ... location liaison: Epping Forest (uncredited)
Kate Madison ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Peter Bateman ... composer: additional music
Arjan Kiel ... composer: additional music
Cody McClure ... composer: additional music
Toby McClure ... composer: additional music
Martin Westlake ... composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Kate Madison ... script editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Chris Child ... van driver
Ralph Messer ... van driver
Chris Murray ... van driver
Peter Robinson ... van driver
Mike Rudin ... van driver
Richard Unger ... transportation trailers

Additional Crew

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Sara Austin ... assistant production coordinator
Jack Butler ... caterer
Camilo Colaço ... production assistant
Christopher Dane ... caterer
Kriss Ellis-Stansfield ... sponsor
Thomas Everchild ... behind the scenes filming
Tarba Gill ... production assistant
Nidhi Gupta ... production assistant
Charles Hall ... supporter
Samantha Hilton-Jones ... horse wrangler
David Hipkin ... behind the scenes filming
Tom Holloway ... production assistant
Carl Homer ... behind the scenes filming
Teja Hudson ... assistant production coordinator
Nina Jagersbacher ... production assistant
Sarah Kennedy ... catering assistant
Vanessa Mills ... assistant production coordinator
Anushka Mourino ... translation: Tolkien language (as Anushka)
Alexandra Médeville ... production assistant
Claire O'Shaughnessy ... production assistant
Holly Race ... production assistant
Ken 'Mirimaran' Rankin ... poem: storyteller
Lina Rasmussen ... production assistant
Roman Rausch ... translation: Tolkien language
Keira Robertson ... assistant production coordinator
Alexandra Schober ... production assistant
Kim Smith ... caterer (uncredited)
Tom Snowdon ... behind the scenes filming
Richard Thomas ... production assistant
Sara Austin ... travel and accommodation coordinator (uncredited)
Paul Chi-Loong Davies ... first aider (uncredited)
Teja Hudson ... assistant to director (uncredited)
Bahadir Karasu ... production assistant (uncredited)
Kate Madison ... budget manager (uncredited)
Tina Jane Moore ... on-set floor runner (uncredited)
Stuart Price ... story advisor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Emily Blickem ... thanks
Aaron Greenwood ... thanks
Stuart Price ... thanks
Adam Thomas ... thanks
Robert Vogel ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Set near the end of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Arathorn takes refugees to Taurdal, the village of his father, Arador. Then as Arador begins his campaign against the gathering orc bands in the north, he sends Arathorn onward to find the motive behind these Orcs attacks. Written by Alex K Alderidge

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Taglines A light in the darkness. A destiny born of hope. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • King of rings (United Kingdom)
  • Nascido na Esperança (Brazil)
  • Zrodzony z nadziei (Poland)
  • Рођен из наде (Serbia)
  • Рождение надежды (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 71 min
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Budget GBP25,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The original idea to do a film was started in about November 2003 but was shelved only a few months later due to a lack of experience and a dedicated team. It was restarted in November 2005. See more »
Soundtracks Ithilien Wedding Music See more »
Quotes Arathorn: Arise Dúnedain, remember who you are!
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