Atonement (2007), directed by Joe Wright and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, is a sweeping drama of love, guilt, and war. Keira Knightley and James McAvoy star as lovers torn apart by a devastating lie told by a young girl. The story unfolds across decades, from a grand English estate to the brutality of World War II. Visually stunning and emotionally haunting, it explores the irreversible weight of choices. Atonement is a tragic, poetic reflection on lost time and unspoken truths.