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Makers of "Atonement" discuss their new film about a Marine and the first Iraq War

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"Atonement," a new film directed by Reed Van Dyk and based on a true story from the first Iraq War, follows a U.S. Marine who accidentally kills three civilians while under fire. The narrative explores the soldier's subsequent guilt and his efforts over years to reach out to the surviving family members for reconciliation. On "The Takeout," Van Dyk, writer Dexter Filkins, and actor Boyd Holbrook discuss the film and its themes.

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Reed Van Dyk, the director and producer, along with writer Dexter Filkins and actor Boyd Holbrook, discussed their new film "Atonement" on "The Takeout." The movie is based on a true story from the first Iraq War in which a U.S. Marine mistakenly shot at a family driving through Baghdad during chaotic street fighting, killing three civilians. The film explores the Marine's enduring guilt and trauma as well as his efforts over time to connect with surviving family members for reconciliation.

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Baghdad Iraq War Marine New Yorker U.S. Marine

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Marine NORP · 2× Baghdad GPE · 1× Boyd Holbrook PERSON · 1× Dexter Filkins PERSON · 1× New Yorker NORP · 1× Reed Van Dyk PERSON · 1× U.S. Marine NORP · 1×

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Reed Van Dyk, the film's producer and director, Dexter Filkins, who wrote the New Yorker story the film's script is based off of, and Boyd Holbrook, who stars in the movie, join "The Takeout" to discuss.

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2026-10-03 · CBS News

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A new film, "Atonement," is based on the true story of a U.S. Marine who served in the first Iraq War. asserted

who → base → War

In the early days of the war he mistakenly fired on a family driving through a chaotic Baghdad intersection. asserted

he → fire → intersection

Shots were being fired in many directions, but the Marine gunfire killed three civilians. asserted

gunfire → fire → 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. asserted

movie → chronicle → reconciliation

who → write → Takeout