The Sweet Hereafter
“There is no such thing as the simple truth.”
1997•R•1h 52m•6.9•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Atom Egoyan
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
English
Studio
Ego Film Arts
Cast
Ian Holm
Mitchell Stephens
Sarah Polley
Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus
Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose
Dolores Driscoll
Alberta Watson
Risa Walker
Caerthan Banks
Zoe Stephens
Maury Chaykin
Wendell Walker
Stephanie Morgenstern
Allison
Bruce Greenwood
Billy Ansel
Arsinée Khanjian
Wanda Otto
Earl Pastko
Hartley Otto
Simon Baker
Bear
Kirsten Kieferle
Stewardess
David Hemblen
Abbott Driscoll
Sarah Rosen Fruitman
Jessica Ansel
Production
Company
Ego Film Arts
Company
Alliance Films
Producer
Atom Egoyan
Producer
Camelia Frieberg
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