Atonement

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | France

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.

 

Writers: Ian McEwan (novel) Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

 

Cast: Saoirse Ronan … Briony Tallis – Age 13
Ailidh Mackay … Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn … Grace Turner
Julia West … Betty
James McAvoy … Robbie Turner
Harriet Walter … Emily Tallis
Keira Knightley … Cecilia Tallis
Juno Temple … Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson … Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson … Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen … Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy … Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch … Paul Marshall
Peter Wight … Police Inspector
Leander Deeny … Police Constable

 

Plot: Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 67 nominations

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