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Atonement
“Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.”
Cast
James McAvoy
Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley
Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan
Briony Tallis (Age 13)
Romola Garai
Briony Tallis (Age 18)
Vanessa Redgrave
Briony Tallis (Age 77)
Brenda Blethyn
Grace Turner
Juno Temple
Lola Quincey
Benedict Cumberbatch
Paul Marshall
Harriet Walter
Emily Tallis
Alfie Allen
Danny Hardman
Jérémie Renier
Luc Cornet
Anthony Minghella
Interviewer
Tobias Menzies
Naval Officer
Peter Wight
Police Inspector
Gina McKee
Sister Drummond
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Evacuees
John Normington
Vicar
Patrick Kennedy
Leon Tallis
Peter McNeil O'Connor
Police Sergeant
Daniel Mays
Tommy Nettle
Synopsis
A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Where to watch
Academy Awards
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