From the award-winning director of “Pride and Prejudice” comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever.
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this stunning epic love story is “a ravishing romance.” This sweeping English period drama follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis and Robbie Turner. When the couple are torn apart by a lie constructed by Cecilia’s jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), all three of them must deal with the consequences.
Set during the Interwar era and during the Second World War.
Based on [the book by Ian McEwan](https://amzn.to/2F7PxjX).
Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave.
Rated R