Atonement

Atonement

7.6

Feb 27 2007

2h 3m

Drama, Romance

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.

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Robbie Turner

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Cecilia Tallis

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan

Briony Tallis (Age 13)

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Briony Tallis (Age 18)

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