UK Cinemas

1. UK Information
2. UK Cinemas
3. Film list
4. Atonement

  Atonement

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

130 Minutes

Ian McEwan (novel)
Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Joe Wright

Keira Knightley....Cecilia Tallis
James McAvoy....Robbie Turner
Romola Garai....Briony - 18 years old
Saoirse Ronan....Briony Tallis - Age 13
Brenda Blethyn....Grace Turner
Vanessa Redgrave....Older Briony
Juno Temple....Lola
Alfie Allen....Danny Hardman
Nonso Anozie....Frank Mace
Andrew Appleyard....Allied Soldier
Jamie Beamish....Soldier in Bray Bar
Robert Alan Bishop....Deshevelled Soldier
Benedict Cumberbatch....Paul Marshall
Michelle Duncan....Fiona
Vivienne Gibbs....Sister
Richard Glaves
Ben Harcourt....Jackson Age 13
Jack Harcourt....Pierrot Age 13
Paul Henderson....Dunkirk soldier - Yellow 570
Patrick Kennedy
Daniel Mays....Tommy Nettle
Gina McKee....Nurse Drummond
Anthony Minghella....Interviewer
Thomas Rooke....Soldier
Richard Sutton....Uncredited
Charlie von Simson....Jackson
Felix von Simson....Pierrot
Richard Waller....Dishevelled Soldier
Harriet Walter....Emily Tallis

Contains very strong language, bloody injuries and moderate sex

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

Internet Movie Database

 

Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

Review

Read review: Atonement

You can use our list of sites where you can read film reviews or watch film trailers.