Atonement is a 2007 British film directed by Joe Wright. It is adapted from Ian McEwan’s novel of the same name. It stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley in the lead roles. The film was produced by Working Title Films and will be distributed worldwide by Universal Studios, with the US release through the Focus Features division.

In line with this, we just received some new assets from Focus Features regarding the upcoming film. This a new official synopsis and a trailer for the film. For those interested, here is the all new synopsis sent to screenhead with the corresponding trailer video.

Enjoy!

In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family lived a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony’s vivid imagination.

Robbie Turner (Mr. McAvoy), the educated son of the family’s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony’s headstrong older sister Cecilia (Ms. Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony – who has a crush on Robbie – is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit.

Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested – and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

You can watch the official trailer here.