"Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love."
A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
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The people behind it
James McAvoy
Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley
Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan
Briony Tallis (Age 13)
Romola Garai
Briony Tallis (Age 18)
Vanessa Redgrave
Briony Tallis (Age 77)
Brenda Blethyn
Grace Turner
Juno Temple
Lola Quincey
Benedict Cumberbatch
Paul Marshall
Harriet Walter
Emily Tallis
Alfie Allen
Danny Hardman
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