Atonement (2007)

Directed by

Joe Wright

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 4,741 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl tells a lie that tears two lovers apart. The story follows their separate lives through World War Two and beyond.

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What happens

Atonement is a 2007 romantic war tragedy film directed by Joe Wright and starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, and Vanessa Redgrave. It is based on the 2001 novel by Ian McEwan. The film chronicles a crime and its consequences over six decades, beginning in the 1930s. It was produced for StudioCanal and filmed in England. Distributed in most of the world by Universal Studios, it was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2007 and in North America exactly three months later on 7 December 2007. Atonement opened both the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival and the 64th Venice International Film Festival. Wright, at age 35, was the youngest director ever to open the Venice event. The film was a commercial success and earned a worldwide gross of approximately $129 million against a budget of $30 million. Critics praised its acting, Wright's direction, Hampton's screenplay, Marianelli's score, emotional depth, the cinematography, editing, visuals, and the film's incorporation of historic events. Among numerous accolades, Atonement won Best Original Score at the 80th Academy Awards and was nominated in six other categories including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (for Ronan), Best Adapted Screenplay. It also garnered fourteen nominations at the 61st British Academy Film Awards, winning both Best Film and Production Design; and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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