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Kino Lorber debuts trailer for Iraq War drama 'Atonement'
Directed by Reed Van Dyk, the film stars Kenneth Branagh, Boyd Holbrook, and Hiam Abbass ahead of its Toronto film festival premiere.
The short version
- Kino Lorber published the first trailer for 'Atonement,' an upcoming war drama directed by Reed Van Dyk.
- The story adapts a 2012 New Yorker article by Dexter Filkins depicting an encounter between an American soldier and an Iraqi family affected by a wartime firefight.
- The movie is scheduled to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival before its public release on October 2.
Key facts
- The film 'Atonement' is directed by Reed Van Dyk and stars Kenneth Branagh, Boyd Holbrook, and Hiam Abbass.[Variety]
- Distributor Kino Lorber has scheduled the movie's premiere as a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by an October 2 release.[Variety]
- The plot is inspired by a 2012 New Yorker report by journalist Dexter Filkins, who is fictionalized as Michael Reid and portrayed by Kenneth Branagh.[Variety]
- The narrative centers on an Iraqi family caught in a Baghdad firefight and a former U.S. Marine, played by Boyd Holbrook, who later attempts to reconcile with the surviving family members.[Variety]