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It begins in 1935 amid the rural beauty of a Britain unaware of future horrors. Still, uncertainty troubles this idyllic surface. The well-to-do Tallis family awaits the return of their eldest son to their country estate. Especially eager to see him is their youngest daughter, Briony, the precious thirteen-year-old who centers the film. Meanwhile, Cecilia, Briony’s elder sister, wrestles with suppressed emotions she feels for Robbie, a man who does not belong to her social class. He is the son of one of the family’s servants, and Mr. Tallis has paid for his Cambridge education. When events come to a dramatic head, the fallout profoundly changes the lives of everyone at the family mansion. Briony witness Cecilia and Robbie in their passion and, jealously, accuses him for a rape occurred at the same night. Then, Briony finds herself in the midst of the drama that unfolds, but her childish involvement has long-term repercussions. While the drama of the war with Germany overshadows the characters’ more private troubles, Briony, Cecilia and Robbie discover in their different ways that the past can never go away. Veteran actress Vanessa Redgrave plays the older Briony. Based in the prestigious novel by English-writer Ian McEwan.