Joe Wright’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement continues to draw in cast members like a fisherman with an Oscar-scented lure.
Already wriggling in the net are Keira Knightley, Narnia’s James McAvoy and newcomer Saoirse Ronan, and now Wright has added Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave and Romola Garai.
The pain-veined story focuses on a 13-year-old girl (Ronan) who shatters her family and those around her when she falsely accuses her sister’s boyfriend (McAvoy) of assaulting her.
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