The Sweet Hereafter
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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The Sweet Hereafter
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 25, 1997
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
User Score
69%
Original Title
The Sweet Hereafter
Production Companies
Fine Line Features, Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films
Director
Atom Egoyan
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$7,951,247
Description
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.
