Atonement (2026)
Director: Reed Van Dyk Run Time: 118 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Gheed, Hiam Abbass, Kenneth Branagh, Majd Eid
Country: United States
Language: English, Arabic
About the film:
“intimate, psychologically astute, and true… This is a war film less ordinary”
—Sophie Monks Kaufman for IndieWire
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.
Atonement (2026) had its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight section of 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
About the filmmaker:
Reed Van Dyk is a screenwriter and director based in Los Angeles. His acclaimed short film DeKalb Elementary (2017) was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Live Action Short Film. The film won prizes from festivals around the world, including at SXSW and the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand. Reed’s last short film Interiør (2018) premiered at TIFF. Atonement (2026) is his first feature film.
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