A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further… Read more
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The Sweet Hereafter
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Movie · Drama · R
1997 · 1h 52m · ★ 82% (63K)
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus
Overview
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
Director
Atom Egoyan
Production
Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
Cast
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Maury Chaykin, Stephanie Morgenstern, Bruce Greenwood, Arsinée Khanjian, Earl Pastko, Simon Baker, Kirsten Kieferle, David Hemblen, Sarah Rosen Fruitman, Marc Donato, Devon Finn, Fides Krucker, Magdalena Sokolowski, James D. Watts