The ending of Atonement is so frustrating and infuriating. I know it is intended to be a gut punch ending, so mission accomplished, but I don't LIKE being punched in the gut.
Saoirse is really great though, and I love Keira in general.
Atonement
Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
2/27/2007Runtime
123 minsOverview
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$30,000,000Revenue
$131,016,624Homepage
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A haunting meditation on how a moment of youthful cruelty can unravel lives across decades, told with sweeping emotional precision and artful cinematography. Devastating and beautiful in equal measure, asking whether atonement is ever truly possible.
Mood
MelancholicBittersweetWistfulMournful
Themes
RedemptionMemoryBetrayalComing of age
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyFormalistLong takes
Structure
Nonlinear
Heads up
Sexual content
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
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