Summary

Shot on location in the U.K., the film’s story spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony’s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family’s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony’s headstrong older sister Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust.

Cast

Saoirse Ronan … Briony Tallis, aged 13

Ailidh Mackay … Singing Housemaid

Brenda Blethyn … Grace Turner

Julia West … Betty

James McAvoy … Robbie Turner

Harriet Walter … Emily Tallis

Keira Knightley … Cecilia Tallis

Juno Temple … Lola Quincey

Felix von Simson … Pierrot Quincey

Charlie von Simson … Jackson Quincey

Alfie Allen … Danny Hardman

Release Dates

Sweden August 2007 (Malmö)

Italy 29 August 2007 (Venice Film Festival)

UK 7 September 2007

Canada 10 September 2007 (Toronto Film Festival)

Belgium 11 September 2007 (Filmfestival Oostende)

Italy 21 September 2007

Netherlands 21 September 2007 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)

Finland 25 September 2007 (Helsinki International Film Festival)