Atonement
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joe Wright
Benedict Cumberbatch
Anna Singleton
Peter Mcneil O'connor
Jade Moulla
Wendy Nottingham
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister, Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony--who has a crush on Robbie--is compelled to interfere, going so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested--and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Decades later, Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.
Director
Joe Wright
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Anna Singleton
Peter Mcneil O'connor
Jade Moulla
Wendy Nottingham
Neil Maskell
Brenda Blethyn
Michelle Duncan
Jeremie Renier
John Normington
Peter Wight
Keira Knightley
Paul Harper
Ben Webb
Romola Garai
Felix Von Simson
Mark Holgate
Vivienne Gibbs
Michel Vuillermoz
Paul Stocker
Tobias Menzies
Daniel Mays
Scarlett Dalton
Oliver Gilbert
Johnny Harris
Nick Bagnall
Roger Evans
Richard Stacey
Julia West
Ryan Kiggell
Olivia Grant
Leander Deeny
Bronson Webb
Alice Orr-ewing
Angel Witney
Billy Seymour
Charlie Banks
Harriet Walter
Alfie Allen
Charlie Von Simson
Jay Quinn
Jean-yves Thibaudet
Anthony Minghella
John Harcourt
Bonnie Witney
Catherine Philps
Emily Thomson
Georgia Oakley
Jamie Beamish
Patrick Kennedy
Katy Lawrence
Madeleine Crowe
Lionel Abelanski
Gina Mckee
Saoirse Ronan
Alex Noodle
Ben Harcourt
Nonso Anozie
Tilly Vosburgh
Matthew Forest
Sarah Shaul
Bryony Reiss
Ailidh Mackay
Kelly Scott
Juno Temple
Ian Bonar
Vanessa Redgrave
James Mcavoy
Crew
Adrian Aitken
Marcus Alexander
Jennifer Alford
Phil Anderson-hanney
Nick Angel
Chris Atkinson
Alex Bailey
Clint Bailey
Ian Bailie
Simon Baker
Paul Bale
Yves Ballard
Adrian Banton
Michelle Barber
Abigail Barbier
Sarah Barker
Mark Barnett
Chris Barratt
Joshua Barraud
Ian Bee
Sir Thomas Beecham
Michael Bell
James Bellamy
Derek Bellchambers
Erica Bensly
Tim Bevan
Mark Bewley
Mark Billingham
Jussi Bjorling
Reg Boddy
Jo Bradman
Richard Bradshaw
Alan Brannan
Beatrice Brennan
Colin Bressington
Tom Brewster
Darryl Brooke
Chris Brough
Rob Brown
Tim Browning
John Burden
Peter Burgis
Kenny Burnett
Nat Burton
Joe Buxton
George Caccavale
Ray Cacket
Mark Campany
Reg Capson
Alison Cardy
Bartholomew Cariss
Bimla Devi Chall
Netty Chapman
Keith Charles
Liza Chasin
Dixie Chassay
David Chettleborough
Mally Chung
Mark Clark
Billy Clarke
Robert Clarke
Diarmuid Coghlan
Jessica Cole
Ben Coles
Ryan Cook
Robert Cooper
George Cottle
Ian Creed
Andrea Cripps
David Crossman
David Croucher
Cristiano D'urso
Caroline Dale
Melanie Davey
Jo Davies
James Davis
John Dawson
Belynda Day
Carlos De Carvalho
Victoria De Los Angeles
Claude Debussy
Andie Derrick
Jason Devil
William Dodds
Paul Doogan
Chloe Dorigan
Peter Dorme
Hamish Doyne-ditmas
Paul Ducker
Kelly Duggan
Izzi Dunhill
Jacqueline Durran
Mark Dyer
Jamie Edgell
Anna Edwards
Luke Edwards
Louis Elman
Roy Elston
Paul Emerson
Gary Evans
Glyn Evans
Mark Evans
Perry Evans
Richard Eyre
Allison Farmer
Bradley Farmer
Eric Fellner
Jim Fennessy
Laurent Ferrie
Andrea Finch
Andrea Finch
Charlotte Finlay
Neil Finnighan
Dave Fisher
Olga Fitzroy
Flanagan And Allen
Andrew Fletcher
Julian Foddy
Lena Ford
Jessica Forte
Pauline Fowler
Colin Fox
Robert Fox
Eric Francks
Simon Fraser
Jane Frazer
Juliet Gardiner
Martin Geeson
James Gemmill
Giuseppe Giacosa
Jane Gibson
Gary Gleeson
Lee Goddard
Tony Goddard
Stuart Godfrey
Sam Goldsmith
Andy Good
Hugh Goodbody
Oliver Goodier
Gerry Gore
Nick Gottschalk
Alan Graham
Sarah Greenwood
Justin Gregory
Alan Grosch
Paul Hamblin
Danny Hambrook
Stuart Hamilton
Chris Hammond
Christopher Hampton
Peter Hanson
Deborah Harding
Paul Harford
Paul Harper
Tarn Harper
Stuart Harrington
Rowan Harris
Alison Harvey
Mark Hatchwell
Rawdon Hayne
David Haynes
Steve Haynes
Debra Hayward
Brian Heath
Nigel Heirons
David Herbert
Sue Hills
Catherine Hodgson
Carin Hoff
Mark Holt
Sarah Hood
Alex Hope
Andy Hopkins
Gary Hoptrough
Tony Hoskins
Paul Howell
Robin Hudson
Jimmy Hughes
Andrew Hunt
Rob Hunt
Stephen Hunter
Theo Hutchcraft
Gary Hutchings
Simon Hutchings
Luigi Illica
Rob Inch
Adam Inglis
Barnaby Inman
Amy Irvine
Colin Jackman
Matthew Jacques
Aliza James
Tidd James
Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis
Jina Jay
Jody K. Jenkins
Martin Jensen
Morgan Johnson
Alan Jones
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Score
Award Nominations
Best Adapted Screenplay
Set Decoration
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2007 Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Winner of the Prix du Forum Cinema et Litterature award at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival.
Winner of two 2007 awards including Best Film and Best Production Design by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Limited Release in United States December 7, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 29 - September 8.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Galas) September 27-October 12, 2007.
Based on the novel "Atonement" written by Ian McEwan and published by Nan A. Talese on March 12, 2002.
Richard Eyre previously attached to direct.
Limited Release in United States December 7, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Galas) September 27-October 12, 2007.)
Winner of the 2007 award for British Actor of the Year (James McAvoy) and co-winner of the award for British Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role (Vanessa Redgrave) by the London Critics' Circle.
