Atonement

Atonement

2007

On a sweltering summer day in 1935, a young girl's misidentification of a man she sees from a window sets in motion a terrible injustice that haunts three lives across decades. Based on Ian McEwan's novel, the film stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy and moves through wartime England in stunning visual fashion.

Director

  • Joe Wright

Cast

  • Keira Knightley
  • James McAvoy
  • Vanessa Redgrave
  • Brenda Blethyn
  • Romola Garai

Filming Locations

  • Grimsby
  • Redcar

    The promenade was turned into Dunkirk.

  • Stokesay Court
  • Westminster

    Almost at the end of the film there is a wedding scene in a church. The exterior was shot in Lord North Street in Westminster. St John's church is also featured.