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The Sweet Hereafter
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Drama - 1997
The Sweet Hereafter
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7.5
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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
Cast:
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Ian Holm
,
Sarah Polley
,
Maury Chaykin
,
Alberta Watson
,
Gabrielle Rose
,
Tom McCamus
,
Caerthan Banks

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
25 Sep 1997
Country:
CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$7,951,247
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 33 wins & 56 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
In a season of expertly adapted contemporary fiction (like "L.A. Confidential" and "The Ice Storm"), this fusion of Banks's and Egoyan's sensibilities stands as a particularly inspired mix.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Audience is almost bound to be absorbed for the duration.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Though this is Egoyan's first adaptation, The Sweet Hereafter could serve as a model for how to do it right.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
Canadian writer-director Atom Egoyan's most ambitious work to date, The Sweet Hereafter is a rich, complex meditation on the impact of a terrible tragedy on a small town.
– Brendan Kelly,
Variety,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
A delicate and touching story.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
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