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DramaRomance

Atonement

- Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Release Date : 2007-02-27

Language :FrenchEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesStudioCanalRelativity MediaWorking Title Films

Production Country : FranceUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James McAvoy

Character Name : Robbie Turner

Original Name : James McAvoy

Gender : Male

Keira Knightley

Character Name : Cecilia Tallis

Original Name : Keira Knightley

Gender : Female

Saoirse Ronan

Character Name : Briony Tallis (Age 13)

Original Name : Saoirse Ronan

Gender : Female

Romola Garai

Character Name : Briony Tallis (Age 18)

Original Name : Romola Garai

Gender : Female

Vanessa Redgrave

Character Name : Briony Tallis (Age 77)

Original Name : Vanessa Redgrave

Gender : Female

Brenda Blethyn

Character Name : Grace Turner

Original Name : Brenda Blethyn

Gender : Female

Juno Temple

Character Name : Lola Quincey

Original Name : Juno Temple

Gender : Female

Benedict Cumberbatch

Character Name : Paul Marshall

Original Name : Benedict Cumberbatch

Gender : Male

Harriet Walter

Character Name : Emily Tallis

Original Name : Harriet Walter

Gender : Female

Alfie Allen

Character Name : Danny Hardman

Original Name : Alfie Allen

Gender : Male

Jérémie Renier

Character Name : Luc Cornet

Original Name : Jérémie Renier

Gender : Male

Anthony Minghella

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Anthony Minghella

Gender : Male

Tobias Menzies

Character Name : Naval Officer

Original Name : Tobias Menzies

Gender : Male

Peter Wight

Character Name : Police Inspector

Original Name : Peter Wight

Gender : Male

Gina McKee

Character Name : Sister Drummond

Original Name : Gina McKee

Gender : Female

Tilly Vosburgh

Character Name : Mother of Evacuees

Original Name : Tilly Vosburgh

Gender : Female

John Normington

Character Name : Vicar

Original Name : John Normington

Gender : Male

Patrick Kennedy

Character Name : Leon Tallis

Original Name : Patrick Kennedy

Gender : Male

Peter McNeil O'Connor

Character Name : Police Sergeant

Original Name : Peter McNeil O'Connor

Gender : Male

Daniel Mays

Character Name : Tommy Nettle

Original Name : Daniel Mays

Gender : Male

Nonso Anozie

Character Name : Frank Mace

Original Name : Nonso Anozie

Gender : Male

Michelle Duncan

Character Name : Fiona Maguire

Original Name : Michelle Duncan

Gender : Female

Michel Vuillermoz

Character Name : Frenchman

Original Name : Michel Vuillermoz

Gender : Male

Lionel Abelanski

Character Name : Frenchman

Original Name : Lionel Abelanski

Gender : Male

Roger Evans

Character Name : Beach Soldier

Original Name : Roger Evans

Gender : Male

Bronson Webb

Character Name : Beach Soldier

Original Name : Bronson Webb

Gender : Male

Ian Bonar

Character Name : Beach Soldier

Original Name : Ian Bonar

Gender : Male

Jamie Beamish

Character Name : Soldier in Bray Bar

Original Name : Jamie Beamish

Gender : Male

Johnny Harris

Character Name : Soldier in Bray Bar

Original Name : Johnny Harris

Gender : Male

Billy Seymour

Character Name : Soldier in Bray Bar

Original Name : Billy Seymour

Gender : Male

Neil Maskell

Character Name : Soldier in Bray Bar

Original Name : Neil Maskell

Gender : Male

Nick Bagnall

Character Name : Soldier in Bray Bar

Original Name : Nick Bagnall

Gender : Male

Vivienne Gibbs

Character Name : Staff Nurse

Original Name : Vivienne Gibbs

Gender : Female

Alice Orr-Ewing

Character Name : Probationary Nurse

Original Name : Alice Orr-Ewing

Gender : Female

Olivia Grant

Character Name : Probationary Nurse

Original Name : Olivia Grant

Gender : Female

Katy Lawrence

Character Name : Probationary Nurse

Original Name : Katy Lawrence

Gender : Female

Paul Stocker

Character Name : Crying Soldier

Original Name : Paul Stocker

Gender : Male

Alex Noodle

Character Name : Solitary Sunbather

Original Name : Alex Noodle

Gender : Male

Kelly Scott

Character Name : Hospital Admin Assistant

Original Name : Kelly Scott

Gender : Female

Ryan Kiggell

Character Name : Registrar

Original Name : Ryan Kiggell

Gender : Male

Wendy Nottingham

Character Name : Mrs. Jarvis

Original Name : Wendy Nottingham

Gender : Female

Julia West

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Julia West

Gender : Male

Felix von Simson

Character Name : Pierrot Quincey

Original Name : Felix von Simson

Gender : Male

Charlie von Simson

Character Name : Jackson Quincey

Original Name : Charlie von Simson

Gender : Male

Leander Deeny

Character Name : Police Constable

Original Name : Leander Deeny

Gender : Male

Mark Holgate

Character Name : Soldier at Hospital Entrance

Original Name : Mark Holgate

Gender : Male

Romola Garai

Character Name : Briony, 18

Original Name : Romola Garai

Gender : Female

Elliott Francis

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Elliott Francis

Gender : Male

Craig Douglas

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Craig Douglas

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-09

"Cecilia" (Keira Knightley) has fallen for "Robbie" (James McCoy) - a man well down the social ladder from her family and their stately home. It's love, though, and the young man is doing his best to fit into their privileged world by studying (at their expense) at Cambridge with a view to becoming a doctor. Meantime, following a scene that she has completely misinterpreted and the reading of a letter that wasn't any of her business, their behaviour is being rather unhealthily scrutinised by her thirteen year old sister "Briony" (Saoirse Ronan) who soon becomes fixated on the couple, on destroying the couple and to that latter end she concocts a story that not only achieves her goal, but sees "Robbie" wrongly incarcerated for a fairly heinous crime. The war intervenes and that gives the lovers a chance to recalibrate their feelings for each other whilst the now more mature "Briony" (now Romola Garai) with whom her sister has become estranged, is having a serious crisis of conscience and travels to London to be both a nurse and to take responsibility for her behaviour five years earlier. This is a complex and detailed piece of cinema and McAvoy delivers really well as the honest and decent lad caught up in a web of deceit and envy. Knightley is less effective - but still contributes well enough as the truth is finally known before an inevitable tragedy strikes. It's a story about the ramifications of a lie, but it's also about people's abilities to love, forgive and to judge. Loyalty might only be skin deep but regret lasts for ever, and ever might not be so long as you might hope. Dario Marianelli has created a masterful score to accompany this story and the writing and Joe Wright's subtle direction ensure we steer well clear of the melodramatic and the sentimental as the denouement looms and Vanessa Redgrave appears for a quite fitting final mea culpa. A straightforward British period drama this isn't and it's well worth a watch on big screen for the a cinematography that marries the rustic charm of rural England with the horrors of bombs, bullets and blood poignantly.