Atonement
Drama, Romance
Universal Studios  (12/31/2007) 123 mins R

7.9 (56,584 votes)
From the award-winning director of Pride & Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are calling "the year's best picture" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly)....

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Cast and Crew
Keira Knightley  ......  Cecilia Tallis
James McAvoy  ......  Robbie Turner
Vanessa Redgrave  ...... 
Brenda Blethyn  ......  Grace Turner
Romola Garai  ......  Briony Tallis - Age 18
Saoirse Ronan  ......  Briony Tallis - Age 13
Director  .....  Joe Wright
Producer  .....  Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Liza Chasin
Writer  .....  Christopher Hampton; Ian McEwan
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The BEF was a professional army and was not staffed with conscripted prisoners. (more)

Trivia:
Local government in Redcar gave permission for a bandstand to be erected and for a shipwreck to be placed on the beach for authenticity. A number of houses along the beach front were painted to suit the era. The cinema, which looked the part already, merely had an advertisement painted on the side of the building to complete the set dressing. Everything was undone after filming was complete and Redcar seafront now looks like a normal seaside town again. (more)

Filming Locations:
Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Briony Tallis, aged 13: I finished my play.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 63 nominations (more)