Atonement tells the story of a lie that spans six decades, from the 1930 to the horrors of World War II and beyond. The secret romance between the wealthy Cecilia Tallis (Knightley) and Robbie ...

Robbie is the hardest hit ... Andrew Collins of Radio Times penned: “Atonement transcends the expectations of its country-house setting, via the privations of war, to deliver a knockout twist ...

‘Atonement’ is a movie full of lingering moments ... are as heartbreaking as the snatched final encounter between doomed lovers Robbie and Cecilia in a bustling corner of London.