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Feature film — 1997

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

6.91h 52mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 444 votes.

Ego Film Arts / Alliance Films

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Director: Atom Egoyan

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Cast & crew

Ian Holm as Mitchell Stephens

Ian Holm

Mitchell Stephens

Sarah Polley as Nicole Burnell

Sarah Polley

Nicole Burnell

Tom McCamus as Sam Burnell

Tom McCamus

Sam Burnell

Gabrielle Rose as Dolores Driscoll

Gabrielle Rose

Dolores Driscoll

Alberta Watson as Risa Walker

Alberta Watson

Risa Walker

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Caerthan Banks

Zoe Stephens

Maury Chaykin as Wendell Walker

Maury Chaykin

Wendell Walker

Stephanie Morgenstern as Allison

Stephanie Morgenstern

Allison

Bruce Greenwood as Billy Ansel

Bruce Greenwood

Billy Ansel

Arsinée Khanjian as Wanda Otto

Arsinée Khanjian

Wanda Otto

Earl Pastko as Hartley Otto

Earl Pastko

Hartley Otto

Simon Baker as Bear

Simon Baker

Bear

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