As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
James McAvoy
as Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley
as Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan
as Briony Tallis (Age 13)
Romola Garai
as Briony Tallis (Age 18)
Vanessa Redgrave
as Briony Tallis (Age 77)
Brenda Blethyn
as Grace Turner
Juno Temple
as Lola Quincey
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Paul Marshall
Harriet Walter
as Emily Tallis
Alfie Allen
as Danny Hardman
Jérémie Renier
as Luc Cornet
Anthony Minghella
as Interviewer