Makers of "Atonement" discuss their new film about a Marine and the first Iraq War
The film 'Atonement' depicts the true story of a U.S. Marine who accidentally killed three civilians during the first Iraq War. The movie follows his struggle with guilt and his efforts to reconcile with the surviving family members.
A new film, "Atonement," is based on the true story of a U.S. Marine who served in the first Iraq War. In the early days of the war he mistakenly fired on a family driving through a chaotic Baghdad intersection. Shots were being fired in many directions, but the Marine gunfire killed three civilians. The movie chronicles the Marine's long-simmering guilt and trauma and an elongated effort to reach out to the surviving family members in an attempt to find some manner of reconciliation. Reed Van…
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