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.
Release Date: 11 January 2008Runtime: 123 min
Stars:
- Ailidh Mackay
- Alfie Allen
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Brenda Blethyn
- Charlie von Simson
- Felix von Simson
- Harriet Walter
- James McAvoy
- Julia West
- Juno Temple
- Keira Knightley
- Leander Deeny
- Patrick Kennedy
- Peter Wight
- Saoirse Ronan
Director: Joe Wright
