

The Sweet Hereafter
1997-09-25 · 112 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Atom Egoyan
- Production companies
- Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,951,247
Top Cast
Ian HolmMitchell Stephens
Sarah PolleyNicole Burnell
Tom McCamusSam Burnell
Gabrielle RoseDolores Driscoll
Alberta WatsonRisa Walker
Maury ChaykinWendell Walker
Stephanie MorgensternAllison
Bruce GreenwoodBilly Ansel
Arsinée KhanjianWanda Otto
Earl PastkoHartley Otto
Simon BakerBear
David HemblenAbbott Driscoll
Sarah Rosen FruitmanJessica Ansel
Marc DonatoMason AnselTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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