Country			United Kingdom
Genre			Drama
Rating			14A
Parents			Offensive language, sexual content
Length			2:02
Director			Joe Wright
Writer			Ian McEwan Christopher Hampton
Company			Alliance Vivafilm
Starring			Keira Knightley James McAvoy Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Show more... Keira Knightley James McAvoy Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Juno Temple Nonso Anozie Andrew Appleyard Benedict Cumberbatch Michelle Duncan Vivienne Gibbs Richard Glaves Ben Harcourt Jack Harcourt Daniel Mays Thomas Rooke Richard Sutton Charlie von Simson Felix von Simson Richard Waller
Links			Official Web Site Trailer

England in 1935, the hottest day of the year. In the looming shadow of World War II, Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous Victorian Gothic mansion.

As the family gathers for the weekend, the combination of the oppressive heat and long suppressed emotions coming to the surface create an ominous sense of threat and danger.

Briony, a fledgling writer, is a girl with a vivid imagination. Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings she accuses Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the housekeeper's son, and lover of her sister, Cecilia (Keira Knightley) of a crime he did not commit.

This accusation destroys Robbie and Cecilia's newfound love and dramatically alters the course of all their lives.