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Overview
Tagline:
You can only imagine the truth. morePlot:
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 63 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(46 articles)
Will Smith, Cameron Diaz Named Top Hollywood Moneymakers (From PEOPLE.com. 23 July 2008, 5:30 AM, PDT)
DeVito To Direct His Own Screenplay (From WENN. 15 July 2008, 11:59 PM, PDT)
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Review by an Antonement extra at Redcar Yorkshire moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Saoirse Ronan | ... | Briony Tallis - Age 13 | |
| Ailidh Mackay | ... | Singing Housemaid | |
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Grace Turner | |
| Julia West | ... | Betty | |
| James McAvoy | ... | Robbie Turner | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Emily Tallis | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Cecilia Tallis | |
| Juno Temple | ... | Lola Quincey | |
| Felix von Simson | ... | Pierrot Quincey | |
| Charlie von Simson | ... | Jackson Quincey | |
| Alfie Allen | ... | Danny Hardman | |
| Patrick Kennedy | ... | Leon Tallis | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Paul Marshall | |
| Peter Wight | ... | Police Inspector | |
| Leander Deeny | ... | Police Constable |
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Rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
123 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-13 | Argentina:16 | Sweden:11 | Australia:MA | France:Unrated | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Ireland:15A | USA:R (certificate #43417) | UK:15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A | Japan:PG-12 | South Korea:15 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB)MOVIEmeter: 
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The small English town of Redcar stood in for the French city of Dunkirk. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The last day of Dunkirk evacuation was the 4th of June, not the 1st. The Navy officer tells Robbie that there were 3,000 men waiting on the beach, but the 1st of June, there were about 118,000 soldiers waiting. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement' (2008) (V) moreSoundtrack:
Hot Throb moreFAQ
Should Briony's atonement be accepted?Was Robbie guilty of the rape of Lola?
What song are the soldiers singing in the bandstand at Dunkirk during the extended beach shot?
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I finished filming as an extra in the blockbuster movie Atonement on August 22nd 2006. I didn't realise I'd have to wait a full 12 months and 1 day to see the end result on screen.
Well was it worth the wait? The answer is yes. The movie has the meticulous detail you would expect from a director of Joe Wright's calibre.
Richard Brooks (writing in the Sunday Times) said he would be amazed if the jury finds a better film than Atonement to take first place at the Venice film festival on August 29th.
He said, "I cannot think of a better British movie in years. Unlike most of our home-grown efforts, it is big scale, yet intimate when it needs to be." I would agree. The story unfolds and the audience is drawn into the plot from the start. It begins in pre-war England in a large country house with James McAvoy's character (Robbie Turner) being wrongly accused of rape and being imprisoned and thus separated from Keira Knightley. He is released from prison on condition he joins the army.
This is a love story and more, with the back drop of the Second World War. Although it is not a war film as such, the scenes of the Dunkirk evacuation are some of the best of their type ever executed in cinema history.
The scene that I was waiting to see was towards the end of the film. Joe Wright shot the Dunkirk scene in Redcar in one complete take, with no edits. It looks amazing, maybe being part of it made me slightly biased, but the human tableau that McAvoy's character walks through engulfs your senses and I can't wait to see it again. My only regret is that it wasn't longer.
Apart from this, Atonement doesn't disappoint in any department, the acting is first class and the story is engaging and I certainly didn't guess the ending. I will definitely see it again, this time at the Regent Cinema in Redcar, where the building is one of the cornerstones of the great set.
And finally did I see myself? Well possibly, the jury's still out, until I get my hands on the DVD next year. Enjoy it.