Summary:
When Briony Tallis, 13 years old and an aspiring writer, sees her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner at the fountain in front of the family estate she misinterprets what is happening thus setting into motion a series of misunderstandings and a childish pique that will have lasting repercussions for all of them. Robbie is the son of a family servant toward whom the family has always been kind. They paid for his time at Cambridge and now he plans on going to medical school. After the fountain incident, Briony reads a letter intended for Cecilia and concludes that Robbie is a deviant. When her cousin Lola is raped, she tells the police that it was Robbie she saw committing the deed when in fact it was a visitor to the estate.
| Runtime: | 123 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality. |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Romance, War |
| Countries: | UK, France |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Joe Wright | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christopher Hampton | Screenplay |
| Ian McEwan | Novel |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Brenda Blethyn | Grace Turner |
| James McAvoy | Robbie Turner |
| Keira Knightley | Cecilia Tallis |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ailidh Mackay | Singing Housemaid |
| Alfie Allen | Danny Hardman |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Paul Marshall |
| Charlie von Simson | Jackson Quincey |
| Felix von Simson | Pierrot Quincey |
| Harriet Walter | Emily Tallis |
| Julia West | Betty |
| Juno Temple | Lola Quincey |
| Leander Deeny | Police Constable |
| Patrick Kennedy | Leon Tallis |
| Peter Wight | Police Inspector |
| Saoirse Ronan | Briony Tallis - Age 13 |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Debra Hayward | Executive Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Ian McEwan | Executive Producer |
| Jane Frazer | Co-Producer |
| Liza Chasin | Executive Producer |
| Paul Webster | Producer |
| Richard Eyre | Executive Producer |
| Robert Fox | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Producer |
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