Released as a motion picture in 2007.

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes (with commentary from director Joe Wright); Bringing the past to life : the making of Atonement; From novel to screen : adapting a classic; Feature commentary with director Joe Wright.

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; music by Dario Marianelli.

James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Juno Temple, Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Kennedy, Harriet Walter, Peter Wight, Daniel Mays, Nonso Anozie, Gina McKee, Jérémie Rénier, Michelle Duncan, Julia West.

In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie, is compelled to interfere. She goes so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but, ultimately, he is arrested. Briony bears false witness and the course of three lives is changed forever. As Briony grows older, she continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

MPAA rating: R; for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.

English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).

DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; Subtitled in English for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).

Academy Awards, 2008: Best original score ; Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Best Motion Picture, Drama ; Best Original Score, Motion Picture.

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