Atonement, the debut feature from filmmaker Reed Van Dyk, was one of the few American titles this year at Cannes.
Inspired by true events, the film is set during the early days of the Iraq War, when a U.S. Marine’s split-second decision during a firefight devastates an Iraqi family. Years later, aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the woman and her family who survived.
The film stars Kenneth Branagh and Hiam Abbass alongside Boyd Holbrook and Gheed, who joined Van Dyk in Deadline’s studio ahead of the film’s debut in the Directors’
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