The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

  • R
  • 10/04/1997 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 52m

There is no such thing as the simple truth.

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.

Atom Egoyan

Director, Screenplay

Russell Banks

Novel

Cast

Ian Holm's headshot

Ian Holm

Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley's headshot

Sarah Polley

Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus's headshot

Tom McCamus

Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose's headshot

Gabrielle Rose

Dolores Driscoll
Alberta Watson's headshot

Alberta Watson

Risa Walker
Caerthan Banks's headshot

Caerthan Banks

Zoe Stephens
Maury Chaykin's headshot

Maury Chaykin

Wendell Walker
Stephanie Morgenstern's headshot

Stephanie Morgenstern

Allison

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