The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Movie · R · 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.
Based on The Sweet Hereafter
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-09-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (430 votes)
Themes
- small town
- canada
- based on novel or book
- suffering
- village
- paralysis
- based on true story
- tragedy
- lawyer
- car accident
- school bus
- british columbia
Awards & recognition
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture · 1997
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1997
- Toronto International Film Festival Award — Best Canadian Film · 1997
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew
Ian Holm
as Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley
as Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus
as Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose
as Dolores Driscoll
Alberta Watson
as Risa Walker
- CB
Caerthan Banks
as Zoe Stephens
Maury Chaykin
as Wendell Walker
Stephanie Morgenstern
as Allison
Bruce Greenwood
as Billy Ansel
Arsinée Khanjian
as Wanda Otto
Directed by Atom Egoyan