Atonement
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.
Drama, Romance
Universal Pictures, Studio Canal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films
Keira Knightley as Cecilia Tallis, James McAvoy as Robbie Turner, Romola Garai as Briony Tallis (Age 18), Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis (Age 13), Brenda Blethyn as Grace Turner, Vanessa Redgrave as Briony Tallis (Age 77), Juno Temple as Lola Quincey, Benedict Cumberbatch as Paul Marshall, Harriet Walter as Emily Tallis, Alfie Allen as Danny Hardman, Jérémie Renier as Luc Cornet, Anthony Minghella as Interviewer, Tobias Menzies as Naval Officer, Peter Wight as Police Inspector, Gina McKee as Sister Drummond, Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Evacuees, John Normington as Vicar, Patrick Kennedy as Leon Tallis, Peter O'Connor as Police Sergeant, Daniel Mays as Tommy Nettle, Nonso Anozie as Frank Mace, Michelle Duncan as Fiona Maguire, Michel Vuillermoz as Frenchman, Lionel Abelanski as Frenchman, Roger Evans as Beach Soldier, Bronson Webb as Beach Soldier, Ian Bonar as Beach Soldier, Jamie Beamish as Soldier in Bray Bar, Johnny Harris as Soldier in Bray Bar, Billy Seymour as Soldier in Bray Bar, Neil Maskell as Soldier in Bray Bar, Nick Bagnall as Soldier in Bray Bar, Vivienne Gibbs as Staff Nurse, Alice Orr-Ewing as Probationary Nurse, Olivia Grant as Probationary Nurse, Katy Lawrence as Probationary Nurse, Paul Stocker as Crying Soldier, Alex Noodle as Solitary Sunbather, Kelly Scott as Hospital Admin Assistant, Ryan Kiggell as Registrar, Wendy Nottingham as Mrs. Jarvis, Julia West as Betty, Felix von Simson as Pierrot Quincey, Charlie von Simson as Jackson Quincey, Leander Deeny as Police Constable, James Fiddy as RAF Officer (uncredited), Elliott Francis as Soldier (uncredited)