Atonement

Atonement cover $13.00 In Stock add to cart

James McAvoy & Keira Knightley
Atonement

[ Universal Pictures DVD / DVD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 2 April 2008

Rated: M - Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993M Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, 'Atonement' opens in England in 1935, on the hottest day of the year. In the looming shadow of World War II, Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous Victorian Gothic mansion.

As the family gathers for the weekend, the combination of the oppressive heat and long suppressed emotions coming to the surface create an ominous sense of threat and danger.

Briony, a fledgling writer, is a girl with a vivid imagination. Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings she accuses Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the housekeeper's son, and lover of her sister, Cecilia (Keira Knightley) of a crime he did not commit.

This accusation destroys Robbie and Cecilia's newfound love and dramatically alters the course of all their lives.

Starring Keira Knightley; James McAvoy; Romola Garai; Saoirse Ronan; Brenda Blethyn; Vanessa Redgrave; Juno Temple; Alfie Allen; Nonso Anozie; Andrew Appleyard; Jamie Beamish; Robert Alan Bishop; Benedict Cumberbatch; Michelle Duncan; Vivienne Gibbs; Richard Glaves; Ben Harcourt; and Jack Harcourt.

Directed by Joe Wright.

117 Minutes

M Violence, offensive language & sex scenes