TV series

The Keepers

1991 · 1 season

A charmingly earnest, low-budget fantasy that feels like a filmed stage play, with a homemade magic all its own.

Overview: Soviet live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, aired once in 1991 by Leningrad Television and then thought lost. It was rediscovered in 2021. It includes scenes of Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-wight omitted from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
How it feels: Earnest, whimsical, dark and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, survival, power, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
power
betrayal
fate
Places: fantasy world
countryside
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none