Atonement is a movie directed by Joe Wright in 2007 and based on the book of the same name by Ian McEwan, first published in 2001. The movie features Saoirse Ronan, Ailidh Mackay, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, James McAvoy, Harriet Walter, and others.
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Storyline
Briony Tallis, a 13-year-old English girl with a talent for writing, lives at her family’s country estate with her parents Jack and Emily Tallis. Her older sister Cecilia has recently graduated from the University of Cambridge with Robbie Turner, the Tallis family housekeeper’s son and Cecilia’s childhood friend. Briony’s immaturity, and her inability to grasp certain situations changes the course of the lives of Cecilia and Robbie when she accuses Robbie of a crime he did not commit.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
123
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Year
2001
Pages
351
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
Atonement
Author: Ian McEwan
Country: UK
First published in: 2001
Length: 351 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve adapted all three of my novels and it’s been difficult. You can’t objectively make the rational decisions that are needed.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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