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Atonement

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Displaced from their home by U.S. military action during the early days of the Iraq War, the Khachaturian family finds refuge with relatives, gathering their three generations together under one roof. But when another bombing erupts nearby, they decide to return to their home across the city. As they navigate the war-torn streets of Baghdad, the family is trapped in a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents, and one Marine's split-second decision devastates the family. Years later, haunted by his time in Iraq and aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the Khachaturian matriarch and her surviving family members. Anchored by moving, unforgettable performances from Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, Atonement is a powerfully human story about the immeasurable costs of war, exploring universal questions about guilt, redemption, and the nature of forgiveness.
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Reed Van Dyk

Director

Boyd Holbrook

Lou D'Alessandro

Hiam Abbass

Mariam Khachaturian

Kenneth Branagh

Michael Reid

Reed Van Dyk

Screenwriter

Trevor White

Producer

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Owen Gleiberman Variety Jun 1, 2026
Atonement comes to a place that, in a lesser film, might appear sentimental but in this one is bracingly real. You can feel the movie burning away the fog of war. Go to Full Review Stephen Dalton The Times (UK) May 20, 2026
3/5
Like most first-time directors, Van Dyk sometimes hits flat notes and tonal wobbles, overplaying the sentimentality in places. But he closes on lyrical flourish. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com May 18, 2026
The final scene of ‘Atonement' is a beauty: an unexpected group of people working together to find what has been lost. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 4 hrs ago
A powerful, sobering and emotionally engrossing drama about forgiveness, introspection, grief, empathy compassion. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 15 hrs ago
B+
Holbrook and Abbass are deep and compelling in their parts, finding the internal grind of memory and the tentative ways of communication, giving the offering a special power of humanity instead of cheap melodrama. Go to Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala The Playlist 17 hrs ago
A-
Holbrook, in the role and performance of his career, acts his heart out as a veteran living with a shattered psyche and paralyzing PTSD. He gives one of the most credible and wrenching portrayals of soldierly trauma in recent memory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Displaced from their home by U.S. military action during the early days of the Iraq War, the Khachaturian family finds refuge with relatives, gathering their three generations together under one roof. But when another bombing erupts nearby, they decide to return to their home across the city. As they navigate the war-torn streets of Baghdad, the family is trapped in a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents, and one Marine's split-second decision devastates the family. Years later, haunted by his time in Iraq and aided by a New Yorker journalist, the Marine seeks to reconcile with the Khachaturian matriarch and her surviving family members. Anchored by moving, unforgettable performances from Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, Atonement is a powerfully human story about the immeasurable costs of war, exploring universal questions about guilt, redemption, and the nature of forgiveness.
Director
Reed Van Dyk
Producer
Trevor White, Tim White, David M. Wulf, Steven Demmler, Reed Van Dyk
Screenwriter
Reed Van Dyk
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 2, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 58m
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