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Atonement Details

Release Date: Dec 07, 2007
Rated: disturbing war images, language and some sexuality
Runtime: 2 hr. 3 min.
Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama
Director:Joe Wright
Cast:James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave.

FULL SYNOPSIS

A mischievous girl accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit, only to find that her words have irrevocably and permanently changed the lives of all involved in a film that re-teams the filmmakers behind Pride & Prejudice to adapt the best-selling 2002 novel by author Ian McEwan. The year is 1935, and as the summer heat takes hold, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis watches her older sister, Cecilia (Keira Knightley), get undressed and go frolicking in the garden fountain on her family's country estate. The housekeeper's son, Robbie (James McAvoy), a childhood friend and recent Cambridge graduate, also witnesses the innocent act. When Robbie and Cecilia subsequently cross a particularly sensitive boundary and the scheming Briony accuses Robbie of an unspeakable transgression for which the boy is wholly innocent, the repercussions of her unfounded claim threaten to affect all three for decades to come. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:December 7, 2007

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Ivana Primorac	Best Makeup and Hair	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Jacqueline Durran	Best Costume Design	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Jacqueline Durran	Best Costume Design	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	James McAvoy	Best Actor	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	James McAvoy	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Katie Spencer	Best Production Design	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Katie Spencer	Best Art Direction	2007	Nominee
San Diego Film Critics Association	Paul Tothill	Best Editing	2007	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Paul Tothill	Best Editing	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Sarah Greenwood	Best Production Design	2007	Nominee
Art Directors Guild	Sarah Greenwood	Best Art Direction in a Period Film	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Sarah Greenwood	Best Art Direction	2007	Nominee
Phoenix Film Critics Association	Seamus Mcgarvey	Best Cinematography	2007	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Seamus Mcgarvey	Best Cinematography	2007	Nominee
American Society of Cinematographers	Seamus Mcgarvey	Best Cinematography	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Seamus Mcgarvey	Best Cinematography	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Seamus Mcgarvey	Best Cinematography	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Tim Bevan	Best British Film	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Tim Bevan	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Tim Bevan	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Keira Knightley	Best Actress	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Keira Knightley	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Keira Knightley	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Vanessa Redgrave	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Las Vegas Film Critics Association	Saoirse Ronan	Youth in Film Award - Female	2007	Winner
Phoenix Film Critics Association	Saoirse Ronan	Best Young Actress	2007	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Saoirse Ronan	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Saoirse Ronan	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Saoirse Ronan	Best Young Actress	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Saoirse Ronan	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Saoirse Ronan	Best Supporting Actress	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Joe Wright	Best British Film	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Joe Wright	Best Director	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Joe Wright	Best Director	2007	Nominee
Southeastern Film Critics Association	Joe Wright	Best Director	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Joe Wright	Best Director	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Paul Webster	Best British Film	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Paul Webster	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Paul Webster	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Paul Hamblin	Best Sound	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Catherine Hodgson	Best Sound	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Christopher Hampton	Best British Film	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Christopher Hampton	Best Adapted Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Christopher Hampton	Best Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Southeastern Film Critics Association	Christopher Hampton	Best Adapted Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Christopher Hampton	Best Adapted Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Christopher Hampton	Best Adapted Screenplay	2007	Nominee
Golden Satellite Award	Christopher Hampton	Best Adapted Screenplay	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Danny Hambrook	Best Sound	2007	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Dario Marianelli	Best Original Score	2007	Winner
Phoenix Film Critics Association	Dario Marianelli	Best Original Score	2007	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Dario Marianelli	Best Original Score	2007	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Dario Marianelli	Best Music	2007	Nominee
Ohio Film Critics	Dario Marianelli	Best Score	2007	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Dario Marianelli	Best Composer	2007	Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association	Dario Marianelli	Best Original Score	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Eric Fellner	Best British Film	2007	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Eric Fellner	Best Picture	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Eric Fellner	Best Picture	2007	Nominee

Cast

James McAvoy: as Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley: as Cecilia Tallis
Romola Garai: as Briony Tallis, aged 18
Saoirse Ronan: as Briony Taliis, aged 13
Vanessa Redgrave: as Older Briony
Allie MacKay: as Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn: as Grace Turner
Julia Ann West: as Betty
Harriet Walter: as Emily Tallis
Juno Temple: as Lola Quincey
Alfie Allen: as Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy: as Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch: as Paul Marshall
Peter Wight: as Police Inspector
Leander Deeny: as Police Constable
Daniel Mays: as Tommy Nettle
Nonso Anozie: as Frank Mace
Michel Vuillermoz: as Frenchmen
Lionel Abelanski: as Frenchmen
Tobias Menzies: as Naval Officer
Paul Stocker: as Crying Soldier
Alex Noodle: as Solitary Sunbather
Bronson Webb: as Beach Soldier
Ian Bonar: as Beach Soldier
Jamie Beamish: as Soldier in Bray Bar
Johnny Harris: as Soldier in Bray Bar
Nick Bagnall: as Soldier in Bray Bar
Billy Seymour: as Soldier in Bray Bar
Neil Maskell: as Soldier in Bray Bar
Paul Harper: as Soldier With Ukeleke
Gina McKee: as Sister Drummond
Charlie Banks: as Probationary Nurse
Madeleine Crowe: as Probationary Nurse
Scarlett Dalton: as Probationary Nurse
Olivia Grant: as Probationary Nurse
Katy Lawrence: as Probationary Nurse
Jade Moulla: as Probationary Nurse
Georgia Oakley: as Probationary Nurse
Alice Orr-Ewing: as Probationary Nurse
Catherine Philps: as Probationary Nurse
Bryony Reiss: as Probationary Nurse
Sarah Shaul: as Probationary Nurse
Anna Singleton: as Probationary Nurse
Emily Thomson: as Probationary Nurse
Michelle Duncan: as Fiona Maguire
Kelly Scott: as Hospital Admin Assistant
Mark Holgate: as Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Ryan Kiggell: as Registrar
Vivienne Gibbs: as Staff Nurse
Matthew Forest: as Second Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Richard Stacey: as Injured Sergeant
Jay Quinn: as Soldier Who Looks Like Robbie
Jérémie Renier: as Luc Cornet
John Normington: as Vicar
Ben Harcourt: as Jackson, Aged 14
Tilly Vosburgh: as Mother of Evacuees
Angel Witney: as Evacuee Child
Bonnie Witney: as Evacuee Child
Wendy Nottingham: as Mrs. Jarvis
Anthony Minghella: as Interviewer

Crew

Joe Wright: Director
Paul Webster: Producer
Tim Bevan: Producer
Eric Fellner: Producer
Ian McEwan: Book Author
Christopher Hampton: Screenwriter
Seamus Mcgarvey: Cinematographer
Nick Angel: Musical Direction/Supervision
Dario Marianelli: Composer (Music Score)
Paul Tothill: Editor
Sarah Greenwood: Production Designer
Nick Gottschalk: Art Director
Ian Bailie: Supervising Art Director
Niall Moroney: Art Director
Jane Frazer: Co-producer
Richard Eyre: Executive Producer
Ian McEwan: Executive Producer
Liza Chasin: Executive Producer
Robert Fox: Executive Producer
Debra Hayward: Executive Producer
Katie Spencer: Set Decorator
Jacqueline Durran: Costume Designer
Martin Jensen: Sound/Sound Designer
Peter J. Robertson: Camera Operator
Belinda McGinley: Stunts
Gary Hoptrough: Stunts
Julian Lightwing: Stunts
Mark Mottram: Stunts
Derek Lea: Stunts
Dave Fisher: Stunts
Seon Rogers: Stunts
Guy List: Stunts
Neil Finnighan: Stunts
Paul Howell: Stunts
Rob Inch: Stunts
Tidd James: Stunts
Matthew Stirling: Stunts
Jamie Edgell: Stunts
Bradley Farmer: Stunts
Tony Lucken: Stunts
Jane Gibson: Choreography
Simon Fraser: Production Manager
Nick Wollage: Sound Mixer
Jina Jay: Casting
Derek Bellchambers: Carpenter
Alistair Renn: Foley Recordist
John Burden: Driver
Iain Mackay: Second Assistant Camera
Con McClosky: Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Rowan Harris: Properties Maker
Deborah Jarvis: Hair Styles
Deborah Jarvis: Makeup
Benjamin Wallfisch: Conductor
Ian Bee: Carpenter
Mike Valentine: Underwater Photography
Abigail Barbier: ADR Voice Casting
Colin Simmons: Driver
Andrew Cripps: Assistant Costume Designer
Martin Geeson: Special Effects Technician
Pete Lennox: Standby Carpenter
Anthony Goddard: Painter
Rachel Kennedy: Unit Publicist
Cristiano D'Urso: First Assistant Accountant
Francoise Valentine: Underwater Photography
John Whitby: Carpenter
Erica Bensly: Unit Production Manager
Nick Wollage: Recording
Daniel Meaker: Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Jim Fennessy: Painter
Lisa Pickering: Hair Styles
Lisa Pickering: Makeup
Rawdon Hayne: First Assistant Camera
Alan Brannan: Model Effects
Dominic Pike: Carpenter
Tom Brewster: Third Assistant Director
Thomas Napper: Second Unit Director
Kelly Duggan: Runner
Gary Hutchings: Grip
Lee Sheward: Stunts Coordinator
Lotta Wolgers: Assistant Art Director
Deborah Leakey: First Assistant Accountant
Jennie Paddon: Second Assistant Camera
Danny Hambrook: Production Sound Mixer
Ossa Mills: Best Boy Grip
Reg Boddy: Electrician
Norma Webb: Hair Styles
Norma Webb: Makeup
Lee Goddard: Painter
Les Wylie: Carpenter
Nick Kenealy: Video Assist
Sophie Tyler: Assistant Set Decorator
Alison Harvey: Buyer
Izzi Dunhill: Art Department Intern
Tarn Harper: Post Production Accountant
Neil Swain: Dialogue Coach
Catherine Hodgson: Supervising Sound Editor
Tony Hoskins: Head Carpenter
Ami Patel: Rotoscope Artist
Harriet Sutcliffe: Assistant Location Manager
Dennis Wiseman: Properties Master
Deborah Harding: Post Production Supervisor
Perry Evans: Gaffer
Caroline Dale: Musical Performer
David Wilcock: First Assistant Accountant
Mike Tilley: Special Effects Technician
Chris Brough: Carpenter
Peter J. Robertson: Steadicam Operator
Andy Seston: Hair Styles
Andy Seston: Makeup
Jo Davies: Post Production Assistant
Peter Kersey: Special Effects Technician
Paul Emerson: Properties Storeman
Scott Wayland: Model Effects
Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Musical Performer
David Sinfield: Electrician
Adrian Banton: Lead Compositor
Peter Burgis: Foley Artist
Jo Wallett: Assistant Production Coordinator
Barnaby Inman: Carpenter
Andy Good: Carpenter
Gruff Owen: Compositor
Juliet Gardiner: Historical Consultant
Virginia Thorn: Foley Editor
Gurel Mehmet: Matte Painting Supervisor
Georgina Millett: Assistant Art Director
Georgina Millett: Graphic Design
Leigh Thurbon: Carpenter
Debbie Kaye: Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Peter Dorme: Draftsman
Allison Farmer: Matchmove Artist
James Smart: Electrician
Bridgette Williams: First Assistant Editor
Matthew Jacques: Rotoscope Artist
Neil Peters: Special Effects Technician
Nick Sainton-Clark: Model Effects
Paul Hamblin: Re-Recording Mixer
George Caccavale: Driver
Florian Schroeder: Compositor
Alex Bailey: Still Photographer
Gerry Gore: Transportation Captain
Diarmuid Coghlan: First Assistant Accountant
Robin Hudson: Casting Assistant
Eddie Kay: Driver
Mally Chung: Assistant Location Manager
Stephen Marquiss: Painter
Michelle Barber: Art Department Coordinator
Kristopher Wright: Visual Effects Producer
Paul Doogan: Recording
Birol Sahin: Driver
Louis Elman: ADR Voice Casting
David Crossman: Costumes Supervisor
Sarah Lindfield: Production Secretary
Jessica Cole: Producer's Assistant
Russell Sargent: Head Carpenter
John Malham: Painter
Darryl Brooke: Mold Department
Debbie Moseley: First Assistant Accountant
Nick Kool: Special Effects Technician
Emma Vane: Assistant Art Director
Ivana Primorac: Hair Styles
Ivana Primorac: Makeup